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. 2017 Mar 10;5(3):e31. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.6845

Table 5.

Perceived appeal and importance of content. Items were measured on 4-point Likert scale from “not at all” to “very.”

Content domain
Mean (SD) Rated “very appealing”
n (%)
Rated “not at all appealing”
n (%)
Focus




Guides me “how” to quit 3.26 (0.84) 55 (47.4) 4 (3.4)

Helps me cut-back but not quit 2.95 (0.86) 34 (29.3) 5 (4.3)

Helps me decide “if” I want to quit 2.57 (0.97) 21 (18.1) 18 (15.5)
Stop-smoking content




Helps me manage nicotine withdrawal 3.35 (0.78) 61 (52.6) 1 (0.9)

Helps me manage medication side-effects 2.78 (0.95) 30 (25.9) 12 (10.3)

Includes information on stop-smoking medications 2.63 (0.87) 19 (16.4) 11 (9.5)
Nonsmoking content




Helps manage stressa 3.40 (0.74) 61 (52.6) 18 (15.5)

Helps manage anxiety 3.30 (0.85) 59 (50.9) 3 (3.4)

Helps manage depression 3.17 (0.85) 47 (40.5) 5 (4.3)

Helps manage weight 2.97 (1.01) 45 (38.8) 12 (10.3)

Games for fun or distraction from smoking 2.85 (0.93) 34 (29.3) 8 (6.9)

aSignificant difference by stage of change.