| Autor: |
Edouard Stavaux, François Goupil, Guillaume Barreau, Anne Lise Septans, Bertrand Dautzenberg, Armelle Foulet-Rogé, Norbert Padilla, Thierry Urban, Fabrice Denis |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, Vol 8, Iss 2, p e19877 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2369-2960 |
| DOI: |
10.2196/19877 |
| Popis: |
BackgroundPatient self-assessment via a mobile app detects actionable symptoms and has been shown to detect lung cancer relapses early, thereby lengthening survival. ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to assess the incidence of chief symptoms associated with the main tobacco-induced pathologies in both current and ex-smokers through a self-assessment smartphone app and to evaluate the app’s capacity to encourage users to quit smoking or reduce consumption, as well as its impact on early lung cancer stages at the time of diagnosis. MethodsCurrent and ex-smokers were recruited through an advertising campaign in Sarthe county (France) proposing the free download of a smartphone app. App users were asked to answer 13 questions related to symptoms associated with tobacco-induced diseases (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD], cardiovascular diseases, cancer). In the event of any positive answer, a message was displayed recommending the user to consult a physician. In addition, they were asked about smoking cessation intention before and after answering these 13 questions. Finally, incidence of stage 1 or 2 lung cancers diagnosed during the launch period of our application was evaluated by comparing data from various sources to those from the same period during the previous year. ResultsOf the 5671 users who were eligible for evaluation, an alert was sent to the majority (4118/5671, 72.6%), with a higher incidence for current smokers (2833/3679, 77.0% vs 1298/1992, 65.2%; P |
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