1. Plan Q Mobile Application Overview1

2. Plan Q Overview
Winner of the CIO 100 Award
Tested successfully in market in 2011
Plan Q is an award-winning, unbranded educational smoking cessation mobile application providing smoking cessation support over 12 weeks. From prep week through quit process, to post-quit, Plan Q takes participants through a comprehensive support program, with engaging content based on behavior modification principles.
Launched as part of Pfizer’s mission to improve health and well-being
One of the first iPhone apps developed by Pfizer, and the company’s first mobile app to support participants during their quit attempt

3. Plan Q Helps Motivate and Educate Participants Who Wish to Quit Smoking
Depth of content
Content for 110 days
Personalized
Allows participants to input their goals
Helps participants manage triggers in ways that are meaningful to them
Can personalize quit date and savings goal from quitting smoking
Leverages behavioral economics principles
Awards badges for encouragement
Incorporates surveys to keep participants actively engaged
Provides feedback loop via smoking and slip-up log
Includes motivational messages and reminders
Community functionality enables social interaction, encouragement, and support
Multimedia
Presents both audio and visual content
Consumer-friendly and easy to navigate

4. Program Components: Educational Content
Links to educational content from the American Cancer Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Daily Content with tips and activities to help participants stay on track
Think on this provides educational information on quitting smoking, with topics including management of urges, removal of smoking triggers, and expectations for nicotine withdrawal
Act on this challenges participants to engage in certain activities to support their quit attempt, such as listing reasons for quitting, cleaning the house (to find hidden cigarettes), and developing a 24-hour action plan 4

5. Program Components: Urge Management Tools
Features allow participants to:
Upload photos of supporters and connect those photos with contact information, so participants may call support team members directly from the app
Upload customized photos of motivational items or experiences
Play games, listen to and watch audio/video content, and read inspirational messages to help overcome the urge to smoke 5

6. Program Components: My Community
A built-in support community makes it easy to connect to other participants and share their successes
Preselected messages to share support (no open text) 6

7. Program Components: Customization & Metrics
A custom experience for participants
Customer logo and welcome message for each participant
Unique entry IDs provided for each customer (app only activates with ID)
Tracks utilization metrics for customers
Brief survey to understand the participant’s smoking habits at the start of the app
Status-check questions at Months 1, 2, and 3 to gauge smoking status and feedback on the application 7

8. Other Program Components
Smoking Log prompts participants to assess their high-risk times and events, which may trigger the urge to smoke
Savings Calculator shows participants the amount of money saved by quitting
Pop-up notifications (2x per day) motivate participants in their quit attempt and track smoking habits 8

9. Percentage of Participants
Survey Participants Were More Than 5 Times More Likely to Rate Plan Q Helpful* Than Not
Results from a Plan Q Pilot Program with a large employer
Study Limitations:
Limited number of participants (N=73)
Not all participants did/could finish all surveys
All data are self-reported
Percentage of Participants
Week
*Participants were asked in weeks 4, 8, and 12 of the program whether they believed Plan Q was ‘Extremely Helpful,’ ‘Very Helpful,’ ‘Helpful,’ ‘Somewhat Helpful,’ or ‘Not Helpful.’ This graph combines ‘Extremely Helpful,’ ‘Very Helpful,’ ‘Helpful,’ and ‘Somewhat Helpful’ responses to display a composite result.
†Numbers are rounded and may not add up to exactly 100%. 9

10. Current Data Collection
All Plan Q participants are asked to respond to surveys, which provide us with information on their demographics and smoking habits.
Survey questions include:
How old are you?
What is your gender?
How many cigarettes do you smoke per day?
How many times have you tried to quit?
How soon do you want your first cigarette after you wake up?
How helpful has Plan Q been in your quit attempt?
Did this program prompt you to see a physician to help you try to quit smoking?
How has your smoking changed since you started Plan Q?
Are you using any smoking cessation treatments? 10

11. Availability iPhone (optimized for iOS)
Downloaded via Apple “App Store”
Free to download
Requires customer code to activate
VCP
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