Testing the Acceptability and Feasibility of a Gender-Informed Smoking Cessation mHealth App for Women: Mixed Methods Approach
The MCP-W app is a feasible intervention for delivering gender-specific smoking cessation support. However, its acceptability was limited to a third of users with high levels of motivation. Improvements to interactivity and support features may enhance its relevance and uptake among women with complex barriers to quitting.
Authors
- Leslie Buckley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3134-7504)
- Osnat C. Melamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9663-2226)
- Kamna Mehra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9856-213X)
- Peter Selby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5401-2996)
- Nadia Minian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8179-3628)
- Matt Ratto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3554-4513)
- Marta M. Maslej (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6393-5095)
- Laurie Zawertailo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4547-1565)
- Andreea C. Brabete (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6853-7168)
- Lorraine Greaves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6605-8836)
- Allison Gayapersad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8527-9869)
- Jonathan Rose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3551-2175)
- Roshni Panda
Institutions
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Human Factors
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/71683
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16