Smartphone Apps Targeting Youth Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation: An Assessment of Credibility and Quality

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Smartphone Apps Targeting Youth Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation: An Assessment of Credibility and Quality

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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.

Idioma original	English
Páginas (desde-hasta)	649-663
Número de páginas	15
Publicación	Current Addiction Reports
Volumen	10
N.º	4
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-023-00524-0
Estado	Published - dic 2023

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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.

Financiadores	Número del financiador
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
Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives, National Cancer Institute	K01CA253235
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences	R01ES027815, R01ES030743
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health	R34AT010365
National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics	K01CA253235
Author National Institute on Drug Abuse DA031791 Mark J Ferris National Institute on Drug Abuse DA006634 Mark J Ferris National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism AA026117 Mark J Ferris National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism AA028162 Elizabeth G Pitts National Institute of General Medical Sciences GM102773 Elizabeth G Pitts Peter McManus Charitable Trust Mark J Ferris National Institute on Drug Abuse	K01DA048135

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