Smartphone apps have been found to help smokers quit. Photo: Stock
Smartphone apps – particularly those based on psychological theories – are three times as effective as no or minimal support at helping people who smoke stub out their tobacco use long term, according to a pooled data analysis.
The findings published in the BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine suggested that if high-quality clinical trials can confirm lasting benefits and key features, these apps could become a cornerstone of global tobacco control efforts, the researchers said.