Social Network Sites for Ambivalent Socialisers: The Case of Smoking Cessation

Trajectories of Engagement and Disengagement with a Story-Based Smoking Cessation App

W Smith, B Ploderer, G Wadley, S Webber, R Borland

2017-01-01

Strong user engagement with digital technologies for behaviour change is often taken as a precursor to their longer-term efficacy...

A mobile app offering distractions and tips to cope with cigarette craving: A qualitative study

B Ploderer, W Smith, J Pearce, R Borland

2014-04-01

Background: Despite considerable effort, most smokers relapse within a few months after quitting due to cigarette craving. The wid..

Unbounding the Interaction Design problem: the contribution of HCI in three interventions for well-being

W Smith, G Wadley, S Webber, B Ploderer, R Lederman

2014-01-01

In this paper we consider HCI's role in technology interventions for health and well-being. Three projects carried out by the auth..

What people talk about when they talk about quitting

G Wadley, W Smith, B PLODERER, J Pearce, S Webber, M Whooley, R Borland

2014-01-01

As part of an ongoing project to explore the design of behaviour-change technology for smoking cessation, we analysed a successful..

Patterns of support in an online community for smoking cessation

B Ploderer, MW Smith, S Howard, JM Pearce, RM Borland

2013-01-01

Social support offers various benefits for health and behaviour change. However, previous work has shown that individuals are typi..

Things you don't want to know about yourself: Ambivalence about tracking and sharing personal information for behaviour change

B Ploderer, W Smith, S Howard, J Pearce, R Borland

2012-12-01

Technologies that facilitate the collection and sharing of personal information can feed people's desire for enhanced self-knowled..