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ArticleTelemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association2013

Using mobile phone technology to provide recovery support for women offenders.

Christy K Scott, Kimberly Johnson, Michael L Dennis

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Article in Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. A roadmap for cardiovascular care after release from incarceration: uses of a smartphone application.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Christy K Scott1 Lighthouse Institute-Chicago , Chestnut Health Systems, Chicago, Illinois.
Kimberly Johnson
Michael L Dennis

Funding

Early Re-Intervention Experiment2(ERI-2)R37DA011323 · NIDA · CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. · PI DENNIS, MICHAEL L. · 2003 to 2012
$8.4M
Smartphone Addiction Recovery Coach for Young Adults (SARC-YA) ExperimentR01DA011323 · NIDA · CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. · PI MICHAEL L. DENNIS, ASHLI J SHEIDOW · 1999 to 2026
$5.5M
Recovery Management Checkups for Women Offenders (RMC-WO) ExperimentR01DA021174 · NIDA · CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. · PI SCOTT, CHRISTY K · 2007 to 2011
$4.1M
NIDA NIH HHS DA021174NIDA NIH HHS DA11323
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMobile technology holds promise as a recovery tool for people with substance use disorders. However, some populations who may benefit the most may not have access to or experience with mobile phones. Incarcerated women represent a group at high risk for recidivism and relapse to substance abuse. Cost-effective mechanisms must be in place to support their recovery upon release. This study explores using mobile technology as a recovery management tool for women offenders residing in the community following release from jail. SUBJECTS AND

methodsThis study surveyed 325 minority women offenders with substance use disorders to determine whether or not they use cell phones, their comfort with texting and search features, and the social networks that they access from mobile phones.

resultsWe found that 83% of survey subjects had cell phones; 30% of those were smartphones. Seventy-seven percent of the women reported access to supportive friends, and 88% had close family members they contacted regularly using mobile technology. Results indicated that most of the women were comfortable using a mobile phone, although the majority of them had prepaid minutes rather than plans, and most did currently use smartphones or have the capability to download applications or access social networks via their phones. Most women reported that they would be comfortable using a mobile phone to text, e-mail, and answer surveys.

conclusionsThe high rate of adoption of mobile technology by women offenders makes them a promising target for recovery support delivered via mobile phone.

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Cell PhonePrisonersSocial SupportAdultFemaleHumansMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchSubstance-Related DisordersYoung Adult

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PMID23931730
PMCPMC3787367

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