Development and usability of a Spanish/English smoking cessation website: lessons learned.

Autor:	Bond MH; i4Health at Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA., Bunge EL; i4Health at Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA., Leykin Y; i4Health at Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA., Barrera AZ; i4Health at Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA., Wickham RE; i4Health at Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA., Barlow MR; i4Health at Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA., Reyes S; i4Health at Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA., Pineda B; i4Health at Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA., Ceja AM; i4Health at Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA., Cano M; i4Health at Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA., Muñoz RF; i4Health at Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	MHealth [Mhealth] 2021 Apr 20; Vol. 7, pp. 30. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Apr 20 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.21037/mhealth-19-255
Abstrakt:	Background: Smoking cessation Internet interventions have been shown to be comparable in effectiveness to the nicotine patch. The aim of this study was to develop a Spanish/English smoking cessation web app using input from low-income smokers, and to evaluate modifications to the online intervention in terms of its ability to engage smokers. Methods: Three versions of a smoking cessation web app were developed and tested. Measures of engagement, such as completion of study registration, utilization of cigarette, mood, and craving trackers, and completion of follow-up assessments, were collected to determine whether changes in the website resulted in increased engagement. Results: The third version of the website, which featured improved look-and-feel and fewer barriers to engagement, markedly increased tracker engagement from the first two versions. However, follow-up rates remained low across all three versions. Conclusions: The increase in engagement was attributed to the following modifications: A more inviting landing page with key intervention elements available immediately; an easily accessible dashboard with users' data; and tracking tools that were more user friendly. We conclude that in addition to adequate and functional elements, design principles are key factors in increasing engagement in online interventions. Competing Interests: Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/mhealth-19-255). MHB, RFM, AMC and SR state that one grant was disclosed on several COI forms which came from the California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Grants Program Office of the University of California (PI: Muñoz), grant number 24RT-0027. This grant funded the research activities as well as payment for MHB, RFM, AC, and SR. RFM’s funding through the grant was for his work as the content developer of the web application. Melissa Bond designed the final version of the web application. AC and SR served as research assistants on this grant. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. (2021 mHealth. All rights reserved.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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