Smartphone Ownership Among US Adult Cigarette Smokers: 2014 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) Data.
Jaimee L HeffnerKristin E MullPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2017)
Smartphone ownership among smokers mirrors many trends in the general population, including the overall rate of ownership and the association with younger age and higher socioeconomic status. Apps for smoking cessation could potentially capitalize on smartphone owners' efforts at multiple health behavior changes and interest in communicating with health care providers via technology. These data also highlight the importance of accessible treatment options for smokers without smartphones in order to reach smokers with the highest physical and mental health burden and prevent worsening of tobacco-related health disparities as interventions move to digital platforms.
Keyphrases
- smoking cessation
- health information
- mental health
- healthcare
- replacement therapy
- social media
- public health
- electronic health record
- physical activity
- quality improvement
- big data
- cross sectional
- climate change
- machine learning
- young adults
- artificial intelligence
- risk assessment
- childhood cancer
- affordable care act