Examining Perceptions of a Smartphone-Based Intervention System for Alcohol Use Disorders
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Background: This study presents results from qualitative interviews conducted with participants in a study on the effectiveness of the Location-Based Monitoring and Intervention System for Alcohol Use Disorders (LBMI-A), a smartphone-based, stand-alone intervention application (app) for adults with alcohol use disorders. Materials and Methods: Participants were provided an LBMI-A-enabled smartphone to use during a 6-week pilot study. The LBMI-A was composed of psychoeducational modules, assessment and feedback of alcohol use patterns, geographic high-risk location monitoring and alerts, and in vivo assessment and intervention for alcohol cravings and help with managing psychological distress. Semistructured interviews were conducted with all participants following 6 weeks of interacting with the LBMI-A app ( n =26). Interviews explored user perceptions of the ease and utility of LBMI-A features, module helpfulness, barriers to use, and recommendations for improvements to the program. Researchers applied a systematic qualitative coding process to transcripts that included both a priori themes identified as important by the research team and new themes that emerged during the coding process. Results and Conclusions: Narrative analysis found the emergence of five main themes identified by LBMI-A users as the most helpful functions of the phone: (1) Awareness, (2) Accountability, (3) Skill Transference, (4) Tracking Progress, and (5) Prompts. These themes are explored, and implications of these findings for future smartphone-based interventions are discussed.
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Increased insight into users' health could facilitate engagement.
“Additional positive effects that could facilitate engagement were an increased insight into users’ health [79,84,114,124,134,138-140,158,176,202-205]”
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Having a temporal record of health data (e.g., symptoms) that users can track and access over time is a facilitating factor.
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- Authors
- Giroux, D., Bacon, S., King, D. K., Dulin, P., & Gonzalez, V.
- Affiliations
- University of Alaska Anchorage (US)
- Venue
- Telemedicine and e-Health
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2014-10
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 923-929
- ISSN
- 1530-5627 (ISSN-L)
- 1556-3669
- PMC
- PMC4188378
- OpenAlex
- W1632128870
- Cited by
- 46
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 5
- FWCI
- 8.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Telemedicine Journal and e-Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- ScholarWorks - UA (University of Alaska System) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (RC2AA019422)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Keywords
- alcoholism, smartphone-based intervention, mobile health, alcohol craving, user perception, accountability, progress monitoring, barriers to use, alcoholism treatment
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Middle Aged, Pilot Projects, Health Behavior, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Alcohol-Related Disorders, Qualitative Research, Cell Phone, Mobile Applications
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