Vaping-Related Mobile Apps Available in the Google Play Store After the Apple Ban: Content Review.
Vaping-Related Mobile Apps Available in the Google Play Store After the Apple Ban: Content Review.
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DOI：
10.2196/20009
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发表时间：
2020-11-13
影响因子：
7.4
通讯作者：
Thrul J
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作者：
Meacham MC;Vogel EA;Thrul J
为了应对电子烟设备的健康问题（例如青少年使用尼古丁、肺损伤），苹果公司于 2019 年 11 月从 App Store 中删除了 181 款之前批准的电子烟相关应用。这一政策变化可能会减少青少年接触美化电子烟的内容；然而，它也可能阻止寻求安全使用电子烟设备的成年人的重要信息来源和电子烟设备控制。了解竞争的 Google Play 商店中仍然提供的与尼古丁和大麻电子烟相关的应用程序的类型，可以揭示数字应用程序如何反映消费者可用的信息。 2019 年 12 月，我们使用关键字“vape”和“vaping”在 Google Play 商店中搜索与电子烟相关的应用，并查看了结果中出现的前 100 个应用。我们审查了应用程序标题、描述、屏幕截图和元数据，以对预期物质（尼古丁或大麻/四氢大麻酚）和应用程序的用途进行分类。下载每个用途类别中安装最多的应用程序，并使用移动应用程序评级量表评估其质量和可用性。在前 100 个应用程序中，有 79 个与电子烟相关。在这 79 个应用程序中，43 个 (54%) 专门针对尼古丁，3 个 (4%) 专门针对大麻，1 个 (1%) 旨在用于其中任何一个，而对于其余 31 个应用程序 (39%)，预期物质不清楚。这些应用程序最常见的用途是自制电子烟油（28/79，35%）或雾化芯（25/79，32%）、游戏/娱乐（19/79，24%）、社交网络（16/79，20%）以及购买电子烟产品（15/79，19%）。在 79 个应用程序中，至少有 4 个应用程序 (5%) 与电子烟设备配对以控制温度或剂量设置，8 个应用程序 (10%) 声称可以帮助人们使用电子烟戒烟，2 个应用程序 (3%) 的目标是帮助人们戒烟。 Google Play 商店中大多数与电子烟相关的应用程序都具有帮助用户继续电子烟的功能（例如修改设备的信息）或保持对电子烟的兴趣。很少有应用程序用于控制设备设置或协助戒烟或电子烟。假设这些 Google Play 商店应用程序的内容与被删除的苹果应用程序商店应用程序类似，那么苹果的禁令似乎对那些以戒烟为目的而使用电子烟的人或通过移动应用程序寻求有关更安全电子烟的信息的人影响很小。
In response to health concerns about vaping devices (eg, youth nicotine use, lung injury), Apple removed 181 previously approved vaping-related apps from the App Store in November 2019. This policy change may lessen youth exposure to content that glamorizes vaping; however, it may also block important sources of information and vaping device control for adults seeking to use vaping devices safely. Understanding the types of nicotine and cannabis vaping–related apps still available in the competing Google Play Store can shed light on how digital apps may reflect information available to consumers. In December 2019, we searched the Google Play Store for vaping-related apps using the keywords "vape" and "vaping" and reviewed the first 100 apps presented in the results. We reviewed app titles, descriptions, screenshots, and metadata to categorize the intended substance (nicotine or cannabis/tetrahydrocannabinol) and the app’s purpose. The most installed apps in each purpose category were downloaded and evaluated for quality and usability with the Mobile App Rating Scale. Of the first 100 apps, 79 were related to vaping. Of these 79 apps, 43 (54%) were specific to nicotine, 3 (4%) were specific to cannabis, 1 (1%) was intended for either, and for the remaining 31 (39%), the intended substance was unclear. The most common purposes of the apps were making do-it-yourself e-liquids (28/79, 35%) or coils (25/79, 32%), games/entertainment (19/79, 24%), social networking (16/79, 20%), and shopping for vaping products (15/79, 19%). Of the 79 apps, at least 4 apps (5%) paired with vaping devices to control temperature or dose settings, 8 apps (10%) claimed to help people quit smoking using vaping, and 2 apps (3%) had the goal of helping people quit vaping. The majority of vaping-related apps in the Google Play Store had features either to help users continue vaping, such as information for modifying devices, or to maintain interest in vaping. Few apps were for controlling device settings or assisting with quitting smoking or vaping. Assuming that these Google Play Store apps were similar in content to the Apple App Store apps that were removed, it appears that Apple’s ban would have a minimal effect on people who vape with the intention of quitting smoking or who are seeking information about safer vaping via mobile apps.
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DOI：
10.1111/add.15235
发表时间：
2021-03
期刊：
Addiction (Abingdon, England)
影响因子：
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作者：
Friedman AS
通讯作者：
Friedman AS
影响因子：
2.3
作者：
Aston, Elizabeth R.;Scott, Brie;Farris, Samantha G.
通讯作者：
Farris, Samantha G.
影响因子：
7.4
作者：
Carroll JK;Moorhead A;Bond R;LeBlanc WG;Petrella RJ;Fiscella K
通讯作者：
Fiscella K
影响因子：
4.7
作者：
Davis, Barbara;Dang, Michael;Talbot, Prue
通讯作者：
Talbot, Prue
DOI：
10.3390/ijerph120809988
发表时间：
2015-08-21
影响因子：
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作者：
Giroud C;de Cesare M;Berthet A;Varlet V;Concha-Lozano N;Favrat B
通讯作者：
Favrat B