SynthesisAddiction (Abingdon, England)2022
Technology-mediated just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) to reduce harmful substance use: a systematic review.
Synthesis in Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06783907 (Technological-based Personalized Care Intervention for Supporting Older People With Diabetes Mellitus), which is not on this map. Cited by 101 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Technological-based Personalized Care Intervention for Supporting Older People With Diabetes Mellitus
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101 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Patient-reported outcomes for monitoring substance use treatment: A systematic review of single-item measures.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Attrition in Digital Self-Management Interventions for Patients With Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD): Mixed Methods Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Application of Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions in Dietary Health Management: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Toward Participatory Precision Health With Co-Designed Recommendations: Systematic Review of Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions in Adolescents and Young Adults.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions for Adolescent and Young Adult Substance Use: A Systematic Review.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Beyond the current state of just-in-time adaptive interventions in mental health: a qualitative systematic review.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Pooled it
- Digital Interventions for Recreational Cannabis Use Among Young Adults: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Behavior Change Technique Analysis of Randomized Controlled Studies.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Effective Behavior Change Techniques in Digital Health Interventions for the Prevention or Management of Noncommunicable Diseases: An Umbrella Review.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Within-person associations between psychological and contextual factors and lapse incidence in smokers attempting to quit: A systematic review and meta-analysis of ecological momentary assessment studies.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2023Pooled it
- Branded packaging raises likelihood of cigarette purchasing in an experimental retail setting by increasing craving.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2026Trial
- 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
- Effect of Lung Cancer Screening, Smoking Cessation, and Cessation Smartphone App to Health-Related Quality of Life Among Heavy Smokers: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Daily variations and factors related to alcohol avoidance motivation and alcohol use among adults who are unhoused.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2026Trial
- GamblingLess: In-The-Moment: a mixed-methods acceptability and engagement evaluation of a gambling just-in-time adaptive intervention.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Trial
- Pilot microrandomized trial of a brief digital intervention for suicidal thoughts.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2025Trial
- Smoking cessation supported by a smartphone app: A qualitative process evaluation of the Quit Sense feasibility RCT.British journal of health psychology · 2025Trial
- Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention for Smoking Cessation in Low-Income Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Effects of behavioral interventions on stress reactivity in adults with substance use disorders.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2024Trial
- Evaluating the Impact of a Game (Inner Dragon) on User Engagement Within a Leading Smartphone App for Smoking Cessation: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
- An Automated, Online Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial of a Just-In-Time Adaptive Intervention for Smoking Cessation (Quit Sense).Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2023Trial
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsLapse risk when trying to stop or reduce harmful substance use is idiosyncratic, dynamic and multi-factorial. Just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) aim to deliver tailored support at moments of need or opportunity. We aimed to synthesize evidence on decision points, tailoring variables, intervention options, decision rules, study designs, user engagement and effectiveness of technology-mediated JITAIs for reducing harmful substance use.
methodsSystematic review of empirical studies of any design with a narrative synthesis. We searched Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science, the ACM Digital Library, the IEEE Digital Library, ClinicalTrials.gov, the ISRCTN register and dblp using terms related to substance use/mHealth/JITAIs. Outcomes were user engagement and intervention effectiveness. Study quality was assessed with the mHealth Evidence Reporting and Assessment checklist.
findingsWe included 17 reports of 14 unique studies, including two randomized controlled trials. JITAIs targeted alcohol (S = 7, n = 120 520), tobacco (S = 4, n = 187), cannabis (S = 2, n = 97) and a combination of alcohol and illicit substance use (S = 1, n = 63), and primarily relied on active measurement and static (i.e. time-invariant) decision rules to deliver support tailored to micro-scale changes in mood or urges. Two studies used data from prior participants and four drew upon theory to devise decision rules. Engagement with available JITAIs was moderate-to-high and evidence of effectiveness was mixed. Due to substantial heterogeneity in study designs and outcome variables assessed, no meta-analysis was performed. Many studies reported insufficient detail on JITAI infrastructure, content, development costs and data security.
conclusionsCurrent implementations of just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) for reducing harmful substance use rely on active measurement and static decision rules to deliver support tailored to micro-scale changes in mood or urges. Studies on JITAI effectiveness are lacking.
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