[Guideline-based digital smoking cessation with computer, tablet or smartphone].

Introduction: Tobacco smoking is related with a substantial morbidity and mortality as well as with tremendous socioeconomic burden. Therefore, an early successful smoking cessation bears an enormous medical and socioeconomic importance. The gold standard of smoking cessation, a combination of behavioral und pharmacologic therapy reaches only few smokers every year and so, guideline-based, low-threshold and broadly available digital cessation support could considerably increase the annual cessation rate. With the digital cessation program "Nichtraucherhelden" such a guideline-based program is available in Germany since December 2016.
Methods: The program consists of 2 preparation days and 10 program days und contains the major features of common smoking cessation courses. The present study examined the participants from December 2016 to November 2019 (n = 2491) regarding acceptance, adherence and effectivity. 69 % were female and the average age was 46 years.
Results: On average cessation was attained after 19 days. One year after the program a cessation rate of 15 % was achieved. Surprisingly, the cessation rate was higher in more addictive compared to less addictive participants.
Conclusion: The study shows that a digital guideline-based cessation program is feasible and effectual. For confirmation a control and randomized study is required.
Competing Interests: Alena M. Bubeck war während der Auswertung der Daten und der Publikation nebenberuflich für die NichtraucherHelden GmbH tätig.Alexander Rupp, Thomas Hering und Michael Kreuter beraten als wissenschaftlicher Beirat die NichtraucherHelden GmbH.
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