mHealth for Smoking Cessation Programs: A Systematic Review

Journal of Personalized Medicine

Koel Ghorai¹  Shahriar Akter²  Fatema Khatun¹ 

[1] Asia-Pacific Ubiquitous Healthcare Research Centre (APuHC), Information Systems, Technology and Management, Australian School of Business (ASB) Quadrangle Building 1039, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW-2052, Australia; E-Mails:;School of Management, Operations and Marketing, Faculty of Business, University of Wollongong, Wollongong NSW-2522, Australia

关键词: mHealth;    smoking cessation;    service design;   

DOI  :  10.3390/jpm4030412

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

mHealth transforms healthcare delivery around the world due to its affordability and right time availability. It has been used for delivery of various smoking cessation programs and interventions over the past decade. With the proliferation of smartphone usage around the world, many smartphone applications are being developed for curbing smoking among smokers. Various interventions like SMS, progress tracking, distractions, peer chats and others are being provided to users through smartphone applications. This paper presents a systematic review that analyses the applications of mobile phones in smoking cessations. The synthesis of the diverse concepts within the literature on smoking cessations using mobile phones provides deeper insights in the emerging mHealth landscape.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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