Background: Unhealthy alcohol use (UAU) is one of the major causes of preventable
morbidity, mortality, and associated behavioral risks worldwide. Although mobile health …

Background Smoking remains one of the major preventable causes of chronic diseases.
Considering the promising evidence on the effectiveness of mobile technology for health …

Background Smartphone apps are a convenient, low-cost approach to delivering smoking
cessation support to large numbers of individuals. Yet, the apps are susceptible to low rates …

Background Depression is common among adults who smoke cigarettes. Existing
depression-specific cessation interventions have limited reach and are unlikely to improve …

Background Decreasing trends in the number of individuals accessing face-to-face support
are leaving a significant gap in the treatment options for smokers seeking to quit. Face-to …

Aims To test whether the Stop‐tabac smartphone application (app) increased smoking
cessation rates. Design A two‐arm, parallel‐group, individually randomized, double‐blind …

There is a major public health need for innovative and efficacious behavioral and cognitive
interventions for smoking cessation. This randomized controlled trial evaluated the efficacy …

METHODS This single-arm study was conducted in Hunan, China, from September 2020 to
October 2021. Regular smokers, who were aged≥ 15 years and willing to quit smoking …

Smoking cessation efforts can be greatly influenced by providing just-in-time intervention to
individuals who are trying to quit smoking. Detecting smoking activity accurately among the …

Abstract Background Mobile Health (mHealth), leveraging nearly 4.5 billion people actively
use mobile phone and internet, can be crucial in promoting tobacco cessation. This umbrella …