Mitnick Matthew, Goodwin Shelby, Bubna Mikaela, White Justin S, Raiff Bethany R
Department of Psychology, College of Science and Mathematics, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, United States.
Department of Health Law, Policy, & Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, United States.
Addict Behav Rep. 2024 Jul 30;20:100561. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2024.100561. eCollection 2024 Dec.
Digital interventions present a scalable solution to overcome barriers to smoking cessation treatment, and changes in resting heart rate (HR) may offer a viable option for monitoring smoking status remotely. The goal of this study was to explore the acceptability of using smartphone cameras and activity trackers to measure heart rate for use in a smoking cessation intervention.
Participants (N=410), most of whom identified as female (75.8 %) with mean age 38.3 years (SD 11.4), were recruited via the Smoke Free app. They rated the perceived comfort, convenience, and likelihood of using smartphone cameras and wrist-worn devices for HR monitoring as an objective measure of smoking abstinence. Wilcoxon signed-rank tests and Kruskal-Wallis tests assessed differences in acceptability across device types and whether the participant owned an activity tracker/smartwatch or smartphone.
Participants reported high levels of acceptability for both HR monitoring methods, with activity trackers/smartwatches rated more favorably in terms of comfort, convenience, and likelihood of use compared to smartphone cameras. Participants indicated a statistically significantly greater likelihood of using the activity tracker/smartwatch over the smartphone camera. Participants viewed the activity tracker/smartwatch as more acceptable than the smartphone camera (87.0% vs 50.0%).
HR monitoring via smartphone cameras and wrist-worn devices was deemed acceptable among people interested in quitting smoking. Wrist-worn devices, in particular, were preferred, suggesting their potential as a scalable, user-friendly method for remotely monitoring smoking status. These findings support the need for further exploration and implementation of HR monitoring technology in smoking cessation research and interventions.
数字干预提供了一种可扩展的解决方案，以克服戒烟治疗的障碍，静息心率（HR）的变化可能为远程监测吸烟状态提供一个可行的选择。本研究的目的是探讨使用智能手机摄像头和活动追踪器测量心率以用于戒烟干预的可接受性。
通过“无烟”应用程序招募了参与者（N = 410），其中大多数人（75.8%）为女性，平均年龄38.3岁（标准差11.4）。他们对使用智能手机摄像头和腕戴设备进行心率监测以作为戒烟客观指标的感知舒适度、便利性和使用可能性进行了评分。Wilcoxon符号秩检验和Kruskal-Wallis检验评估了不同设备类型之间可接受性的差异，以及参与者是否拥有活动追踪器/智能手表或智能手机。
参与者对两种心率监测方法的可接受度都很高，与智能手机摄像头相比，活动追踪器/智能手表在舒适度、便利性和使用可能性方面的评分更高。参与者表示使用活动追踪器/智能手表的可能性在统计学上显著高于智能手机摄像头。参与者认为活动追踪器/智能手表比智能手机摄像头更可接受（87.0%对50.0%）。
在有戒烟意愿的人群中，通过智能手机摄像头和腕戴设备进行心率监测被认为是可接受的。特别是腕戴设备更受青睐，这表明它们有潜力成为一种可扩展的、用户友好的远程监测吸烟状态的方法。这些发现支持在戒烟研究和干预中进一步探索和应用心率监测技术的必要性。
