“Smoking Does Not Make You Happy” - Unlearning Smoking Habits Through Mobile Applications on Android OS

Răzvan Rughinis, Stefania Matei, Cosima Rughinis

2014

Abstract

We analyze in-depth five smoking cessation apps on Android OS, examining how they teach users to quit smoking and what they learn from users. Apps advise would-be ex-smokers how to perceive the world, how to deal with their emotions, and how to act on their bodies and environment. Still, they learn little from their users, and even less from the scientific literature on smoking cessation. We discuss the potential for improved customization of advice to users’ profiles and we propose a simple inventory of online scientific resources as a starting point for developers looking to create better apps.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Rughinis R., Matei S. and Rughinis C. (2014). “Smoking Does Not Make You Happy” - Unlearning Smoking Habits Through Mobile Applications on Android OS . In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-758-021-5, pages 371-378. DOI: 10.5220/0004836303710378

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu14,
author={Răzvan Rughinis and Stefania Matei and Cosima Rughinis},
title={“Smoking Does Not Make You Happy” - Unlearning Smoking Habits Through Mobile Applications on Android OS},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,},
year={2014},
pages={371-378},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004836303710378},
isbn={978-989-758-021-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,
TI - “Smoking Does Not Make You Happy” - Unlearning Smoking Habits Through Mobile Applications on Android OS
SN - 978-989-758-021-5
AU - Rughinis R.
AU - Matei S.
AU - Rughinis C.
PY - 2014
SP - 371
EP - 378
DO - 10.5220/0004836303710378