Table 1.
Participant preferences for mHealth features.
| Feature domain | Yes n (%) |
No n (%) |
|
| Addressing smoking triggers | |||
| Advice for coping with cravings to smoke that is tailored specifically for you based on your needs or preferences | 14 (93) | 1 (7) | |
| Advice for handling stress that is tailored specifically for you based on your needs or preferences | 13 (87) | 2 (13) | |
| Building self-efficacy and accountability through social support and coaching | |||
| The ability to talk with a health coach or counselor through private text messaging or secure email built into the app | 14 (93) | 1 (7) | |
| Information about the risks of smoking or benefits of quitting | 12 (80) | 3 (20) | |
| Information about stop-smoking medications, how they work, or how to get them | 11 (73) | 4 (27) | |
| Stories or videos from others talking about how they successfully changed their lifestyle and improved their health | 11 (73) | 4 (27) | |
| Social support from people other than your friends or family, like others who are trying to quit smoking or have successfully quit already | 10 (67) | 5 (33) | |
| Social support from people other than your friends or family, such as other people trying to change their diet or physical activity | 9 (60) | 6 (40) | |
| Social support from friends or family to help you stop smoking | 9 (60) | 6 (40) | |
| Social support from friend or family to help you change your diet or physical activitya | 6 (40) | 8 (53) | |
| Tracking health behavior, setting goals, and earning rewards | |||
| A tool to track how many cigarettes you’ve smoked | 15 (100) | 0 (0) | |
| A tool to track how much money you spend on cigarettes or have saved by not smoking | 13 (87) | 2 (13) | |
| The ability to get points or credit for using the app and exchange them for rewards | 13 (87) | 2 (13) | |
| A tool to track your medication use | 11 (73) | 4 (27) | |
| A tool to track your physical activity | 10 (67) | 5 (33) | |
| A tool to track your diet | 8 (53) | 7 (47) | |
| Information about how to change your diet or physical activitya | 7 (47) | 7 (47) |
aTotals do not add to 100% as 1 participant refused this question.