Article Excerpt: As hundreds of smoking cessation and alcohol reduction apps are currently available on the market, smokers and drinkers looking to cut down or stop must actively select which app to download and try. Less than 10% of users tend to return to their selected health or fitness app 7 days after registration, which suggests that observed levels of app engagement are often too limited to support behavior change. We know very little about the design features that shape smokers’ and drinkers’ choices of commercially available apps, and what features are judged to be important for users to engage with their selected app over a period of time (as opposed to abandoning it after a day or two!).
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Article Source: Science Trends