Opportunities and Challenges in Designing Participant-Centric Smoking Cessation System
Research Mentor(s)
Sharmin, Moushumi
Description
Smoking is still one of the most challenging behavioral health problems in modern society; successful cessation rate remains low. In the past, failed quit attempts have been attributed to factors including stress, presence of smoking cues, and negative affect – most of which were self-reported and as such were prone to recall bias. We believe that the first step in designing effective smoking cessation systems is to objectively identify factors that contribute to lapse. In our research, to gain understanding of lapse and factors contributing to lapse, we collected and analyzed physiological data utilizing wearable sensors from a four day pre-quit, post-quit study (N=55). In addition, we collected and analyzed self-report measures (n=3120), which offer rich contextual information about users’ social, emotional, geographical, and physiological conditions. Analysis of the data informed the design of a participant-centric cessation support system, MyQuitPal, which aims to assist individuals to gain better understanding about their smoking history and pattern. The design of MyQuitPal is also grounded on theories of long term health behavior change. We believe the design of MyQuitPal advances our understanding of complexities and opportunities surrounding the design of participant-centric smoking cessation systems.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
18-5-2017 12:00 PM
End Date
18-5-2017 3:00 PM
Department
Computer Science
Genre/Form
student projects; posters
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Smoking cessation--Psychological aspects--Econometric models; Behavior modification--Econometric models; Habit breaking
Type
Image
Rights
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Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Opportunities and Challenges in Designing Participant-Centric Smoking Cessation System
Smoking is still one of the most challenging behavioral health problems in modern society; successful cessation rate remains low. In the past, failed quit attempts have been attributed to factors including stress, presence of smoking cues, and negative affect – most of which were self-reported and as such were prone to recall bias. We believe that the first step in designing effective smoking cessation systems is to objectively identify factors that contribute to lapse. In our research, to gain understanding of lapse and factors contributing to lapse, we collected and analyzed physiological data utilizing wearable sensors from a four day pre-quit, post-quit study (N=55). In addition, we collected and analyzed self-report measures (n=3120), which offer rich contextual information about users’ social, emotional, geographical, and physiological conditions. Analysis of the data informed the design of a participant-centric cessation support system, MyQuitPal, which aims to assist individuals to gain better understanding about their smoking history and pattern. The design of MyQuitPal is also grounded on theories of long term health behavior change. We believe the design of MyQuitPal advances our understanding of complexities and opportunities surrounding the design of participant-centric smoking cessation systems.
Comments
Outstanding Poster Award Recipient