SMARTQUIT 2.0
Based on the research findings on SmartQuit 1.0, we created SmartQuit 2.0 as a four step program. Users first set up a quit smoking plan, then learn and practice ACT exercises, then track their urges and letting their urges pass, and finally access the additional content in Anytime Coaching. To find out more about the magic behind using ACT for quitting smoking, watch Dr. Jonathan Bricker's TEDtalk!
For my next research article, I examined the relationship between adherence to the evidence-based features of the app to smoking cessation and smoking reduction - a valid predictor of later smoking cessation success. I found that users who completed entire SmartQuit 2.0 program were more likely to quit and reduce their smoking. Additionally, I found that separate utilization of most of the features in the program were predictive of cessation and reduction as well. I presented my findings at the 2016 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco conference in Chicago, IL.
Zeng, E. Y., Heffner, J. L., Copeland, W. K., Mull, K. E., & Bricker, J. B. (2016). Get with the program: adherence to a smartphone app for smoking cessation. Addictive Behaviors, 63, 120-124.
Working with Dr. Noreen Watson and Vasundhara Sridharan, I created and administered a Qualtrics survey using mTurk to assess user needs for features in a smoking cessation app and to evaluate their opinions on prototypes of new app features.
Zeng, E. Y., Heffner, J. L., Copeland, W. K., Mull, K. E., & Bricker, J. B. (2016). Get with the program: adherence to a smartphone app for smoking cessation. Addictive Behaviors, 63, 120-124.
Working with Dr. Noreen Watson and Vasundhara Sridharan, I created and administered a Qualtrics survey using mTurk to assess user needs for features in a smoking cessation app and to evaluate their opinions on prototypes of new app features.
ISRII 2016
Next, I examined the relationship between baseline commitment levels and adherence to features of SmartQuit 2.0 found to predict smoking cessation and reduction and presented my findings at the 2016 International Society of Research on Internet Interventions. During the conference, I had the pleasure to work with a diverse group to design an mHealth intervention for caregivers and we entered our design into the competition. Although we did not take home the gold, we had a lot of fun and learned a lot from one another!