Technology-Based Interventions for Substance Use Treatment Among People Who Identify as African American or Black, Hispanic or Latino, and American Indian or Alaska Native: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the United States, racial and ethnic disparities in substance use treatment outcomes are persistent, especially among underrepresented minority (URM) populations. Technology-based interventions (TBIs) for substance use treatment show promise in reducing barriers to evidence-based treatment, yet no studies have described how TBIs may impact racial or ethnic health equity.

Objective

This study explored whether TBIs in substance use treatment research promote health equity among people who identify as African American or Black, Hispanic or Latino, and American Indian or Alaska Native through their inclusion in research. We explored whether research that includes the aforementioned groups consciously considers race and/or ethnicity beyond including these population

SUBMITTER: Moore SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11653051 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature