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ArticleJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2015

Comparison of a smartphone app for alcohol use disorders with an Internet-based intervention plus bibliotherapy: A pilot study.

Vivian M Gonzalez, Patrick L Dulin

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Article in Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vivian M GonzalezDepartment of Psychology, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Patrick L DulinDepartment of Psychology, University of Alaska Anchorage.
University of Alaska Anchorage · US

Funding

Location-Based Monitoring and Intervention for Alcohol Use DisordersRC2AA019422 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE · PI DULIN, PATRICK L, GONZALEZ, VIVIAN M. · 2009 to 2010
$1.8M
NIAAA NIH HHS RC2 AA019422NIAAA NIH HHS RC2AA019422
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo date, no research has evaluated the efficacy of a stand-alone, smartphone-based intervention for individuals with an alcohol use disorder. The current pilot study evaluated the short-term outcomes of a smartphone-based intervention for alcohol use disorders compared with an Internet-based brief motivational intervention plus bibliotherapy.

methodAdults (18 to 45 years old) with an alcohol use disorder received either the Location-Based Monitoring and Intervention for Alcohol Use Disorders (LBMI-A; n = 28), a smartphone-based intervention, or the online Drinker's Check-up plus bibliotherapy (DCU + bib; n = 26). These groups were compared using the Timeline Followback interview for percent days abstinent (PDA), percent heavy drinking days (PHDD), and drinks per week (DPW) from baseline to 6 weeks after the introduction of the interventions.

resultsMultilevel models revealed that the LBMI-A resulted in a significant increase in PDA over the course of the study, whereas the DCU + bib did not. Effect sizes for change from baseline for PDA suggest that the DCU + bib resulted in moderate a decrease, whereas the LBMI-A resulted in a large increase in PDA. Both interventions resulted in significant decreases in PHDD and DPW. The LBMI-A produced larger reductions in the first 3 to 4 weeks after the intervention was introduced than the DCU + bib. On weeks with greater LBMI-A usage, participants reported less DPW and PHDD.

conclusionsBoth interventions resulted in significant decreases in alcohol use over the 6-week trial, which is promising for stand-alone technology-based intervention systems aimed at individuals with an alcohol use disorder. (PsycINFO Database Record

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BibliotherapyMotivationSmartphoneAdolescentAdultAlcohol-Related DisordersFemaleHumansInternetMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsTreatment OutcomeYoung Adult

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PMCPMC4426096
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