Abstract
Purpose of Review: The goals of this study were to identify smartphone apps targeting youth tobacco use prevention and/or cessation discussed in the academic literature and/or available in the Apple App Store and to review and rate the credibility of the apps. We took a multiphase approach in a non-systematic review that involved conducting parallel literature and App Store searches, screening the returned literature and apps for inclusion, characterizing the studies and apps, and evaluating app quality using a standardized rating scale. Recent Findings: The negative consequences of youth tobacco use initiation are profound and far-reaching. Half of the youth who use nicotine want to quit, but quit rates are low. The integration of smartphone apps shows promise in complementing and enhancing evidence-based youth tobacco prevention and treatment methods. Summary: Consistent with prior reviews, we identified a disconnect between apps that are readily accessible and those that have an evidence base, and many popular apps received low quality scores. Findings suggest a need for better integration between evidence-based and popular, available apps targeting youth tobacco use.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 649-663 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Current Addiction Reports |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Funding
Research reported in this publication was supported by grants K01DA048135 (LM), U54HL120163 (JLH), 20YVNR35500014 (JLH), K01CA253235 (JKJ), R01ES030743 (EMMG), R01ES027815 (EMMG), and R34AT010365 (KAG). The funding sponsors had no role in study design; data collection, analyses, or interpretation; manuscript preparation; or the decision to publish the results. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the funding sponsors.
Funders | Funder number |
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Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology, National Cancer Institute | |
Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute | |
National Childhood Cancer Registry – National Cancer Institute | |
American the American Heart Association | 20YVNR35500014, U54HL120163 |
American the American Heart Association | |
Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives, National Cancer Institute | K01CA253235 |
Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives, National Cancer Institute | |
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences | R01ES027815, R01ES030743 |
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences | |
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health | R34AT010365 |
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health | |
National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics | K01CA253235 |
National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics | |
National Institute on Drug Abuse | K01DA048135 |
National Institute on Drug Abuse |
Keywords
- Apps
- Cigarette
- Mobile health
- Smoking
- Tobacco
- Youth
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health