With involvement from several members of the public, we created Quit Sense, an app that learns about a person’s smoking habits so it can deliver ‘in the moment’ support to help them avoid or manage cravings to smoke.
So how can we help smokers in situations when they get cravings to smoke? It is impractical to have a person following them around suggesting behavioural strategies whenever they might need them. As most people own smartphones, we decided to use the in-built sensors in smartphones to work out where someone is, what they are doing and whether they are likely to experience a craving to smoke. at work) or what they are doing (e.g. socialising). We have learnt that smokers are not very good at seeking support during a craving or when in a situation where cravings are likely. The most used smoking cessation medications don’t seem to help in these situations either and while there are effective behavioural strategies smokers can use themselves to help manage or avoid cravings these are not generally used very much. Struggling Smokers: The idea for the Quit Sense app came from talking to smokers who were struggling to quit smoking. They wanted help to stop them reaching for a cigarette when they had a craving to smoke.Ĭravings can happen at any time, most often due to where a person is (e.g. School of Education and Lifelong Learning School of Politics, Philosophy and Communication Studies School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing
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