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. 2021 Nov 17;5(11):e29760. doi: 10.2196/29760

Table 3.

Ratings of how the Smiling Instead of Smoking app version 2 might have helped (N=95).

User ratingsa Value, mean (SD) Agree and Strongly agree, n (%)
The SiSbapp...

...reminded me why I wanted to quit. 4.4 (0.9) 87 (92)

...reminded me that quitting was important to me. 4.4 (0.8) 87 (92)

...showed me how happiness is important in numerous ways. 4.3 (0.9) 82 (86)

...made me think that it was worthwhile for me to quit. 4.3 (0.9) 81 (85)

...helped remind me to stay on track with quitting. 4.2 (1.0) 80 (84)

...helped me prepare for the quit attempt. 4.3 (1.0) 80 (84)

...helped me stay positive while quitting. 4.2 (1.0) 78 (82)

...gave me a sense of accomplishment as I progressed through my quit attempt. 4.3 (0.9) 78 (82)

...made me feel that I knew the right steps to take to quit. 4.2 (0.9) 78 (82)

...made me take my quit attempt seriously. 4.2 (1.0) 76 (80)

...gave me confidence that I can quit smoking. 4.0 (0.9) 73 (77)

...reminded me in crucial moments to stay quit. 4.1 (1.0) 72 (76)

...made me feel that someone cared if I quit. 4.1 (1.0) 70 (74)

...encouraged me when things were getting tough. 4.0 (1.0) 70 (74)

...gave me the feeling I could get trusted advice at any time. 3.9 (1.1) 67 (71)

...helped me deal with risky smoking times. 3.9 (1.1) 65 (68)

...gave me a new toy to play with rather than dwell on quitting. 3.7 (1.3) 60 (63)
Overall ratings

Would you recommend the SiS app to a friend who wants to quit smoking? (yes) c 87 (92)

Taken altogether, do you think that the app helped you in your quit attempt? (yes) 83 (87)

aRated on a 5-point Likert scale: 1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=neither agree nor disagree, 4=agree, and 5=strongly agree.

bSiS: Smiling Instead of Smoking.

cThe overall rating questions were answered as yes or no, therefore, there is no mean for this item.