A machine learning app for quitting smoking

一款用于戒烟的机器学习应用程序

• 批准号: 499389-2016
• 负责人: Reilly, James
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: McMaster University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2016-01-01 至 2017-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=607396
• 关键词: machine; learning; app; quitting; smoking

It is estimated that smoking imposes an economic burden on the Canadian health care system in excess of $18.7B annually [1]. Thus, even a small reduction in the percentage of smokers in the Canadian population will have a significant and positive benefit to health care delivery in Canada. To this end, Appnovation Inc. (Vancouver, BC) is developing a cell phone "Quitter's Circle App" that assists smokers in quitting their habit. The quitter engages a "quitter's circle", which is a support group of family and friends. The app interacts with the quitter, and when it senses that the quitter is about to relapse, it messages the circle so they can offer aid.

据估计，吸烟给加拿大医疗保健系统带来的经济负担每年超过187亿美元[1]。因此，即使加拿大人口中吸烟者的比例略有下降，也会对加拿大的医疗保健服务产生重大和积极的影响。为此，Appendix Inc.（温哥华，不列颠哥伦比亚省）正在开发一种手机“戒烟圈应用程序”，帮助吸烟者戒烟。放弃者会加入一个“放弃者的圈子”，这是一个由家人和朋友组成的支持小组。这个应用程序与戒烟者互动，当它感觉到戒烟者即将复发时，它会向圈子发送消息，以便他们提供帮助。