Quit Attempts and Use of Cessation Aids Among U.S. Adults Who Smoke Nondaily.

Introduction: About 25% of people who currently smoke cigarettes in the U.S. smoke nondaily, and relatively little is known about their intentions or attempts to quit.

Characterizing perceived usability and its correlation with smoking cessation: An analysis of user assessments of the smoking cessation app quitSTART.

Background: As smartphone ownership has become common in all demographic groups in the United States, smartphone applications (apps) for smoking cessation have grown in popularity due to their potential for supporting the diverse populations in the United States who are attempting to quit smoking. Usability is commonly assessed in mobile health (mHealth) technology as an important aspect of the user experience that could influence users' adherence to a health app and health outcomes. However, the variation of perceived usability across demographic groups, and the implications of that variation for app success, have not been well studied.

Using Digital Technologies to Reach Tobacco Users Who Want to Quit: Evidence From the National Cancer Institute's Smokefree.gov Initiative.

The rapid growth of smartphone ownership and broadband access has created new opportunities to reach smokers with cessation information and support using digital technologies. These technologies can both complement and be integrated with traditional support modalities such as telephone quitlines and 1-on-1 clinical cessation counseling. The National Cancer Institute's Smokefree.

Engagement and Short-term Abstinence Outcomes Among Blacks and Whites in the National Cancer Institute's SmokefreeTXT Program.

Introduction: Text-messaging programs for smoking cessation improve abstinence outcomes in the general population. However, little is known about engagement and abstinence outcomes among African Americans in text-messaging smoking cessation programs. The current study compares engagement and abstinence between Blacks and Whites in the National Cancer Institute's SmokefreeTXT program.

Predictors of Retention in an Adult Text Messaging Smoking Cessation Intervention Program: Cohort Study.

Background: Mobile health tools such as text messaging programs can support smoking cessation. However, high rates of disengagement from these tools decrease their effectiveness.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify user characteristics associated with retention in an adult text messaging smoking cessation intervention.

State-Specific Cessation Behaviors Among Adult Cigarette Smokers - United States, 2014-2015.

This study assessed state-specific smoking cessation behaviors among US adult cigarette smokers aged 18 years or older. Estimates came from the 2014-2015 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (N = 163,920). Prevalence of interest in quitting ranged from 68.