ArticleJournal of cannabis research2019
A smartphone app intervention for adult cannabis users wanting to quit or reduce their use: a pilot evaluation.
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- Acceptability, Feasibility, and Outcome Responsiveness of the Joint Effort Mobile App for Promoting Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Among Young Adults: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
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- A Mobile App (Joint Effort) to Support Cannabis Use Self-Management and Reinforce the Use of Protective Behavioral Strategies: Development Process and Usability Testing.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- A mobile health intervention for emerging adults with regular cannabis use: A micro-randomized pilot trial design protocol.Contemporary clinical trials · 2024Article
- Mobile Health Interventions for Substance Use Disorders.Annual review of clinical psychology · 2024Review
- Evaluating the effectiveness of a mobile app-based self-guided psychological interventions to reduce relapse in substance use disorder: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- A Mobile Health App (ChillTime) Promoting Emotion Regulation in Dual Disorders: Acceptability and Feasibility Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- The Craving-Manager smartphone app designed to diagnose substance use/addictive disorders, and manage craving and individual predictors of relapse: a study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- End User Participation in the Development of an Ecological Momentary Intervention to Improve Coping With Cannabis Cravings: Formative Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Reducing Cannabis Use in Young Adults With Psychosis Using iCanChange, a Mobile Health App: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (ReCAP-iCC).JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Correction to: A smartphone app intervention for adult cannabis users wanting to quit or reduce their use: a pilot evaluation.Journal of cannabis research · 2019Article
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- Erratum issued
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Abstract
backgroundSmartphone applications (apps) offer a promising alternative to face-to-face treatment due to their ease of access and convenience. However, there is a lack of evidence-based apps for cannabis users wishing to reduce their use.
objectivesThe current study evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of a smartphone app intervention (called Assess, Plan, Track, and Tips [APTT]) for cannabis users wanting to reduce their use.
methodThe current study included 111 cannabis users (68% male, aged 18-50 yrs) who had used cannabis in the past month, were not currently in treatment, and who wanted to reduce/quit their use. Participants were given access to APTT for 1 month. Participants reported on their cannabis use and related problems, confidence in resisting use, severity of dependence, and stage of change at baseline, post-intervention (4 weeks), and at 1-month follow-up. At post-intervention, participants also reported on their usage and satisfaction with the app.
resultsThe current study found that APTT was acceptable, with over 40% of participants using the app over 20 times over the course of a month. Participants showed a reduction in dependence and cannabis related problems over the course of the study. Further, participants' stage of change at baseline predicted changes in cannabis use. CONCLUSIONS/IMPORTANCE: These findings support the feasibility and acceptability of APTT as an engaging app for cannabis users wishing to better manage their use and support the need for future RCTs to assess the efficacy of mobile-based interventions for cannabis users.
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