Decrease in Resting Heart Rate Measured Using Smartphone Apps to Verify Abstinence From Smoking: An Exploratory Study | Zendy

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Decrease in Resting Heart Rate Measured Using Smartphone Apps to Verify Abstinence From Smoking: An Exploratory Study

Author(s) -

Aleksandra Herbeć,

Ella Parker,

Harveen Kaur Ubhi,

Tobias Raupach,

Robert West

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

nicotine and tobacco research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338

H-Index - 113

eISSN - 1469-994X

pISSN - 1462-2203

DOI - 10.1093/ntr/ntaa021

Subject(s) - abstinence , medicine , expired air , heart rate , smoking cessation , morning , nicotine , confidence interval , repeated measures design , anesthesia , psychiatry , blood pressure , mathematics , pathology , statistics

Verifying self-reports of smoking abstinence is challenging in studies that involve remote data collection. Resting heart rate (HR) decreases during smoking abstinence. This study assessed whether a decrease in resting HR measured using freely available smartphone apps could potentially be used to verify smoking abstinence.

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