Therapeutic Content of Mobile Phone Applications for Substance Use Disorders: An Umbrella Review.

ABSTRACT: Mobile phone applications (MPAs) for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment are increasingly used by patients. Although pilot studies have shown promising results, multiple previous systematic reviews noted insufficient evidence for MPA use in SUD treatment-many of the previously published reviews evaluated different trials. Subsequently, we aimed to conduct an umbrella review of previously published reviews investigating the efficacy of MPAs for SUD treatment, excluding nicotine/tobacco because umbrella reviews have been done in this population and the nicotine/tobacco MPA approach often differs from SUD-focused MPAs. No previous reviews have included a statistical meta-analysis of clinical trials to quantify an estimated overall effect. Seven reviews met inclusion criteria, and 17 unique

SUBMITTER: Oesterle TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11232654 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature