ReviewDrug and alcohol dependence2015
Mechanisms of change associated with technology-based interventions for substance use.
Review in Drug and alcohol dependence, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Smartphone Apps Targeting Alcohol and Illicit Substance Use: Systematic Search in in Commercial App Stores and Critical Content Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Pooled it
- Systematic review of social media interventions for smoking cessation.Addictive behaviors · 2017Pooled it
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- Desire to get drunk partially mediates effects of a combined text message-based alcohol intervention for young adults.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2023Trial
- A randomized clinical trial of mobile phone motivational interviewing for alcohol use problems in Kenya.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2020Trial
- Descriptive Norms but not Harm Reduction Strategies as a Mediator of Personalized Boosters After a Computerized College Drinking Intervention.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2020Trial
- Using Ecological Momentary Assessment to Identify Mechanisms of Change: An Application From a Pharmacotherapy Trial With Adolescent Cannabis Users.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2018Trial
- A text message intervention to reduce 21st birthday alcohol consumption: Evaluation of a two-group randomized controlled trial.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2018Trial
- Treatment seeking as a mechanism of change in a randomized controlled trial of a mobile health intervention to support recovery from alcohol use disorders.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2017Trial
- Can persons with a history of multiple addiction treatment episodes benefit from technology delivered behavior therapy? A moderating role of treatment history at baseline.Addictive behaviors · 2016Trial
- A Digital Counselor-Delivered Intervention for Substance Use Among People With HIV: Development and Usability Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Digital Health Interventions for Delivery of Mental Health Care: Systematic and Comprehensive Meta-Review.JMIR mental health · 2022Review
- Workshop on the Development and Evaluation of Digital Therapeutics for Health Behavior Change: Science, Methods, and Projects.JMIR mental health · 2020Article
- Expanding the reach of alcohol and other drug services: Prevalence and correlates of US adult engagement with online technology to address substance problems.Addictive behaviors · 2018Article
- mHealth for the Detection and Intervention in Adolescent and Young Adult Substance Use Disorder.Current addiction reports · 2018Article
- mHealth Application Areas and Technology Combinations*. A Comparison of Literature from High and Low/Middle Income Countries.Methods of information in medicine · 2017Article
- Smartphone and Mobile Application Utilization Prior to and Following Treatment Among Individuals Enrolled in Residential Substance Use Treatment.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundTechnology-based interventions (TBIs) for substance use disorders have been increasing steadily. The mechanisms by which TBIs produce change in substance use outcomes have not been reviewed. This article is the first review of the conceptual and empirical underpinnings of the mechanisms associated with TBIs for substance use disorders.
methodsWe review the literature on potential mechanisms associated with TBIs targeting tobacco, alcohol, and poly-substance use. We did not identify TBIs targeting other drug classes and that assessed mechanisms.
resultsResearch suggests that TBIs impact outcomes via similar potential mechanisms as in non-TBIs (e.g., in-person treatment), with the exception of substance use outcomes being associated with changes in the quality of coping skills. The most frequent potential mechanisms detected were self-efficacy for tobacco abstinence and perceived peer drinking for alcohol abstinence.
conclusionsResearch on mechanisms associated with TBIs is still in a nascent stage. We provide several recommendations for future work, including broadening the range of mechanisms assessed and increasing the frequency of assessment to detect temporal relations between mechanisms and outcomes. We also discuss unique challenges and opportunities afforded by technology that can advance theory, method, and clinical practice.
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