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Table 2 Number and Percentage of Apps Adhering to Smoking Cessation Guidelines

From: Adherence of popular smoking cessation mobile applications to evidence-based guidelines

Smoking Cessation Guidelines

Platform

Chi-Square

iOS (n = 15)

Android (n = 125)

Both (n = 140)

P-Value

Five A Framework

ASK

12 (80.0%)

106 (84.8%)

118 (84.3%)

0.706

ADVISE

9 (60.0%)

60 (48.0%)

69 (49.3%)

0.380

ASSESS

3 (20.0%)

12 (9.6%)

15 (10.7%)

0.204

ASSIST

6 (40.0%)

40 (32.0%)

46 (32.9%)

0.533

ARRANGE

5 (33.3%)

9 (7.2%)

14 (10.0%)

0.001*

Guidelines for Smoking Cessation Self-Help Materials (NICE)

Harm reduction

4 (26.7%)

17 (13.6%)

21 (15.0%)

0.232

Benefits of quitting

11 (73.3%)

82 (65.6%)

93 (66.4%)

0.773

Planning a schedule

7 (46.7%)

31 (24.8%)

38 (27.1%)

0.072

Strategies to cut down

9 (60.0%)

16 (12.8%)

25 (17.9%)

< 0.001*

Benefits of NRT

5 (33.3%)

16 (12.8%)

21 (15.0%)

0.035*

Types of NRT products

3 (20.0%)

7 (5.6%)

10 (7.1%)

0.076

How to use NRT products

0 (0.0%)

3 (2.4%)

3 (2.1%)

0.999

Where to get NRT products

0 (0.0%)

3 (2.4%)

3 (2.1%)

0.999

Where to get further support

1 (6.7%)

10 (8.1%)

11 (7.9%)

0.999

  1. *P-value < 0.05