1. [Mobile applications for smoking cessation in primary care].
- Author
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Pittet AL, Chevalley AF, Jeannot JG, Khazaal Y, and Selby K
- Subjects
- Humans, Primary Health Care, Smoking, Tobacco Smoking, Mobile Applications, Smoking Cessation
- Abstract
Primary care physicians are in an excellent position to address smoking during routine consultations. To this end, physicians have assessment tools and brief interventions appropriate for the duration of consultations. However, these tools are difficult to use consistently in practice. Mobile applications (apps) aimed at stopping smoking could help solve this problem, provided they meet certain quality criteria. This article provides criteria for evaluating these apps to facilitate their identification and use by clinicians. Five French-speaking apps are described. If integrated into routine Primary Care, these apps could facilitate smoking cessation., Competing Interests: Anne-Laure Pittet et Anne-Françoise Chevalley déclarent n’avoir aucun lien financier ou personnel en rapport avec cet article. Jean Gabriel Jeannot n’a aucun conflit d’intérêts par rapport au sujet traité dans cet article. Yasser Khazaal a contribué à la conception et à l’évaluation de différentes applications. Kevin Selby n’a aucun lien financier en rapport avec cet article ; il développe une application pour les médecins (howtoquit.ch) dans le cadre d’un projet de recherche.
- Published
- 2021