ExSnus: A Persuasive Mobile Health Application for Snus Cessation

Alba Puyuelo Citoler, Jungna Lee, Eunji Lee

2025

Abstract

The use of snus among Swedish youth is increasing, becoming a growing public health concern due to its associated health risks. To help individuals quit addictive behaviours such as snus consumption, mobile health applications have emerged as accessible and cost-effective tools. This project presents ExSnus, a mobile application prototype designed to support users in quitting snus by employing strategies based on a persuasive systems design framework. The application combines social interaction and self-monitoring to address key factors influencing snus use, such as social influence, cultural normalization, and health concerns. This approach ensures that ExSnus not only supports behavioural change but also provides an accessible tool tailored to the needs of young users.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Citoler A., Lee J. and Lee E. (2025). ExSnus: A Persuasive Mobile Health Application for Snus Cessation. In Proceedings of the 18th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: DEMS; ISBN 978-989-758-731-3, SciTePress, pages 1105-1116. DOI: 10.5220/0013398100003911

in Bibtex Style

@conference{dems25,
author={Alba Citoler and Jungna Lee and Eunji Lee},
title={ExSnus: A Persuasive Mobile Health Application for Snus Cessation},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 18th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: DEMS},
year={2025},
pages={1105-1116},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013398100003911},
isbn={978-989-758-731-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 18th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: DEMS
TI - ExSnus: A Persuasive Mobile Health Application for Snus Cessation
SN - 978-989-758-731-3
AU - Citoler A.
AU - Lee J.
AU - Lee E.
PY - 2025
SP - 1105
EP - 1116
DO - 10.5220/0013398100003911
PB - SciTePress