ArticlePsychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors2021
Using peers to increase veterans' engagement in a smartphone application for unhealthy alcohol use: A pilot study of acceptability and utility.
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- User Engagement With mHealth Interventions to Promote Treatment Adherence and Self-Management in People With Chronic Health Conditions: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- A randomized controlled trial of a brief online intervention to reduce alcohol misuse and promote treatment initiation among veterans.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2026Trial
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- Electronic Intervention for Patient-Managed Benzodiazepine Tapering: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
- The tracking and reducing alcohol consumption (TRAC) intervention for veterans living with HIV/AIDS: results from a pilot randomized waitlist-controlled trial.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Trial
- Brief Peer-Supported Web-Based Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (BPS webSTAIR) for Trauma-Exposed Veterans in the Community: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
- Digital health interventions for women in frontline public service roles: A systematic review of effectiveness in reducing substance use.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Feasibility and acceptability study of an engagement intervention for family members in early intervention programs for psychosis.Schizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Application of the Supportive Accountability Model in Digital Health Interventions: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Co-Design of an Ecosystem of Services to Support Veteran Well-Being and Reduce Excessive Alcohol Consumption.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- The peer to career pipeline: An observational study of peer worker trainee characteristics and training completion likelihood.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Observational
- Engagement with mHealth Alcohol Interventions: User Perspectives on an App or Chatbot-Delivered Program to Reduce Drinking.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The engagement problem: A review of engagement with digital mental health interventions and recommendations for a path forward.Current treatment options in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Digitally Assisted Peer Recovery Coach to Facilitate Linkage to Outpatient Treatment Following Inpatient Alcohol Withdrawal Treatment: Proof-of-Concept Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Development of a mobile mindfulness smartphone app for post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol use problems for veterans: Beta test results and study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Article
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- Peer Support Activities for Veterans, Serving Members, and Their Families: Results of a Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Pilot Trial of a Smartphone-Based Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption among Veterans with HIV.Military behavioral health · 2023Article
- Increasing Use of Video Telehealth Among Veterans Experiencing Homelessness with Substance Use Disorder: Design of A Peer-Led Intervention.Journal of technology in behavioral science · 2022Article
- Contrasting a Mobile App With a Conversational Chatbot for Reducing Alcohol Consumption: Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
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Abstract
Mobile apps can only increase access to alcohol treatment if patients actively engage with them. Peers may be able to facilitate such engagement by providing supportive accountability and instruction and encouragement for app use. We developed a protocol for peers to support engagement in the Stand Down app for unhealthy alcohol use in veterans and tested the acceptability and utility of the protocol. Thirty-one veteran primary care patients who screened positive for unhealthy alcohol use and were not currently in addiction treatment were given access to Stand Down for four weeks and concurrently received weekly phone support from a Department of Veterans Affairs peer specialist to facilitate engagement with the app. App usage was extracted daily, and pre/post treatment assessments measured changes in drinking patterns, via the Timeline Followback interview, and satisfaction with care, via quantitative and qualitative approaches. A priori benchmarks for acceptability were surpassed: time spent in the app (M = 93.89 min, SD = 92.1), days of app use (M = 14.05, SD = 8.0), and number of daily interviews completed for tracking progress toward a drinking goal (M = 12.64, SD = 9.7). Global satisfaction, per the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire, was high (M = 26.4 out of 32, SD = 4.5). Pre to post, total standard drinks in the prior 30 days (MPre = 142.7, MPost = 85.6), Drinks Per Drinking Day (MPre = 5.4, MPost = 4.0), and Percent Heavy Drinking Days (MPre = 35.3%, MPost = 20.1%) decreased significantly (ps < .05). Findings indicate that Peer-Supported Stand Down is highly acceptable to veteran primary care patients and may help reduce drinking in this population. A larger controlled trial of this intervention is warranted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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