Effectiveness of a mobile phone app for adults that uses physical activity as a tool to manage cigarette craving after smoking cessation: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

JMIR Research Protocols

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Hassandra, Mary ^a   Lintunen, Taru ^a   Kettunen, Tarja ^a,b   Vanhala, Mauno ^c   Toivonen, Hanna Mari ^a   Kinnunen, Kimmo ^a   Heikkinen, Risto ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d Analyysitoimisto Statisti Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Behavior change; MHealth app; Physical activity; Randomized controlled trial; Relapse prevention; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016286183     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19290748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/resprot.4600     Document Type: Article

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