Science & Policy
Smoking cessation app with real-time support nearly doubles quit rates in clinical trial
Summary: While smoking rates in the United States have substantially declined over the past six decades, smoking remains high among people with low incomes, leading to health disparities.
Key points
- While smoking rates in the United States have substantially declined over the past six decades, smoking remains high among people with low incomes, leading to health disparities.
- A smartphone app that delivers real-time, tailored messages may hold the key to helping them quit, according to University of Oklahoma clinical trial results published in JAMA Network Open.
While smoking rates in the United States have substantially declined over the past six decades, smoking remains high among people with low incomes, leading to health disparities. A smartphone app that delivers real-time, tailored messages may hold the key to helping them quit, according to University of Oklahoma clinical trial results published in JAMA Network Open.
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