Digital approaches to smoking cessation

European Respiratory Society eBooks

Abstract

Mobile smoking-cessation apps are widely available. Apps of good quality are based on smoking-cessation guidelines and/or behaviour-change techniques, and ideally should be proven effective in improving smoking-cessation outcomes. Mobile interventions using text messages are effective in improving outcomes, while internet-based interventions are moderately effective. Some smoking-cessation apps show a positive effect on smoking-cessation outcomes, especially among users who use the app as intended. Combining digital interventions with usual smoking-cessation support appears beneficial and feasible, but evidence on effectiveness is mixed. Relatively little is known about using digital approaches to support smoking cessation in people with COPD. Novel developments in digital smoking-cessation support include use of artificial intelligence and conversational agents. Cite as: Meijer E, Mansour MBL. Digital approaches to smoking cessation. In: Pinnock H, Poberezhets V, Drummond D, eds. Digital Respiratory Healthcare (ERS Monograph). Sheffield, European Respiratory Society, 2023; pp. 229–235 [ https://doi.org/10.1183/2312508X.10001923 ].

Authors 2

1. Eline M. Meijer
2. Marthe BL Mansour Aachen 1Dept of Public Health & Primary Care 2National eHealth Living Lab

   Leiden University · Amsterdam University Medical Centers · Amsterdam Public Health · Leiden University Medical Center · Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam

   Affiliation as printed

   1Dept of Public Health & Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands

   2National eHealth Living Lab, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

   3Dept of General Practice, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

   4Amsterdam Public Health, The Netherlands