| dc.description.abstract | The high rates of smoking young adults in the Netherlands led to the creation of the smoking
cessation app Quiddy. In the current cross-sectional study, the buddy-system feature of the
app was researched using mixed methods, since young adults have indicated that they want to
quit with help of a peer. 94 participants were included in the quantitative analysis of the user
data (aged 16-25). A logistic regression analysis was conducted to test to which extent the use
of the buddy-system is determined by characteristics of the users. Furthermore, 6 previously
conducted interviews with app users were analyzed, and an additional 3 interviews were
conducted and analyzed to supplement the quantitative analysis. No significant quantitative
results were found, suggesting that there was no relation between app user characteristics
(age, number of cigarettes, motivation for smoking cessation, gender) and the use of the
buddy-system. Qualitative results include overall positivity about the app. However, there
were mixed opinions about the buddy-system feature. Resulting in the conclusions that it
should be improved by matching buddies based on level of activity and lowering the threshold
of adding a buddy. Limitations, implications and suggestions for future research were
discussed.
Keywords: smoking cessation, young adults, Quiddy, application, buddy-system | |
