New App Boosts Smoking Cessation in Low-Income Adults

Medscape August 21, 2025
Edited by Archita Rai

TOPLINE:

Adults from low-income populations who used a smartphone application that delivered tailored, real-time content quit smoking at much higher rates after about 6 months than those who received standard digital support; they also used the application more frequently and found it more helpful.

METHODOLOGY:

• Researchers conducted a randomized trial to examine whether a smartphone-based intervention that gave personalized, real-time support could help adults with low incomes quit smoking.
• They included 454 adults (mean age, 52 years; 73.3% women) with household incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty line, who exhaled a carbon monoxide level of ≥ 7 ppm and were ready to quit smoking within 1 week.
• Participants were randomly assigned to either use Smart-T or...

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