title: A review of smartphone apps for smoking cessation available in Portuguese.
abstract: Smartphone apps are being developed as a complement to smoking cessation treatment. The current study aimed to analyze the content of available apps in Portuguese in two operational systems, Android and iOS. Fifty-one apps were found in iTunes and 600 in Google Play. Content evaluation included apps that focused on smoking cessation, with a total of 12 apps in iOS and 3 in Android. Each app was categorized according to its approach to smoking cessation and scored according to level of adherence to the Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence smoking cessation treatment guideline. Nine apps were classified as calendars, 8 as information tools, 6 as calculators, 3 as cigarette trackers, and 1 as hypnosis. The apps showed low level of adherence to the guideline, with a mean score of 12.8. We recommend that the available apps be revised and that future apps be developed using evidence-based practices for smoking cessation.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brasil.
authors.forename: Taynara Dutra Batista
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Formagini
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rafaela Russi
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Ervilha
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brasil.
authors.forename: Nathália Munck
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brasil.
authors.forename: Bárbara Any Bianchi Bottaro de
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brasil.
authors.forename: Henrique Pinto
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Gomide
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brasil.
authors.forename: Telmo Mota
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Ronzani
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D063731:Mobile Applications / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012648:Self Care / Q000295:instrumentation; D000068997:Smartphone / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000534:rehabilitation*