A 'smart necklace' for smoking cessation will be developed, what kind of mechanism will help reduce cigarettes?
A wearable device for smoking cessation worn with a strap around the neck was announced by a research team at Northwestern University in the United States. With the practical use of an inconspicuous device that detects the heat of cigarettes from the user's chest and analyzes smoking habits, it is expected that even people who have failed to quit smoking will be able to reduce cigarettes without difficulty. .
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https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/02/smart-necklace-to-help-you-stop-smoking/
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Heat-sensing SmokeMon necklace could help smokers quit the habit
https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/smokemon-necklace-quit-smokin/
The picture below shows the smoking cessation smart necklace 'SmokeMon' announced by Northwestern University. Since it is still a prototype, it has a slightly conspicuous design, but ScienceAlert, a scientific news site that picked up SmokeMon, expects that `` In the future, it may be a small pendant that fits any fashion. ''
by Northwestern University
By playing the following movie, you can see where SmokeMon is actually working.
A smokemon blue case with a built-in thermal camera and battery hangs around the neck of a man holding a lit cigarette.
When a man added a cigarette, a red heat source was displayed on the monitor.
When the cigarette is removed from the mouth, the heat source is also extinguished. In this way, the main purpose of SmokeMon is to record data such as the number of times the wearer has smoked, the amount of smoke inhaled, and the length of time the wearer has smoked, based on the heat of the cigarette fire, and to use it for smoking cessation programs. is.
Nabil Alshurafa, a researcher at Northwestern University, said, ``Many people who try to quit smoking experience a `` slip (re-smoking),' ' in which they inadvertently smoke one or two cigarettes. Aside from 'relapse,' where you're back to being an addict, once you realize that you didn't quit, you just briefly smoked, what triggered the slip? You can focus on self-reflection and dealing with the urge to smoke.'
To confirm SmokeMon's accuracy, the research team had 19 participants wear the device and smoke a total of 115 times in both the laboratory and the real environment. As a result, SmokeMon showed the same level of accuracy as 'CReSS pocket', an existing measuring device that is often used to monitor smoking habits, and according to a questionnaire from the participants, 'I don't mind using it in public.' About.
Below is a picture of the appearance of CReSS pocket. To use it, you have to place a cigarette in the device and then inhale through the mouthpiece that extends from the other side.
As a means of recording smoking, a method of measuring hand movements with a smartwatch has been devised, but there was a problem that actions such as eating were often misidentified as smoking. Also, the method of recording daily life with wearable cameras raises the issue of privacy.
On the other hand, most of the participants who used SmokeMon said that it does not interfere with their daily life and smoking behavior, and that they do not feel uncomfortable or invade their privacy. One participant told the research team, ``My friends asked me what this was recording, but they seemed to be convinced when I told them that it wasn't recording audio or video.''
Although the validation results were promising, the research team noted that there were some limitations to the study, such as not having enough data yet and not knowing how well it would perform in cold environments. described in the thesis.
A smoking outpatient expert also commented to the research team, ``With this real-time measurement, it will be very useful to understand the extent of a person's smoking habits and treat them accordingly.''
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