Feasibility and Acceptability of Integrating Digital Screening and Brief Intervention for Substance Use into Home Visiting: Lessons Learned from a Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Perinatal substance use (SU) often goes unaddressed due to stigma and lack of access to treatment. Home visiting (HV) is a promising venue for integrating brief interventions to address perinatal SU. We evaluated a digital screening and brief intervention for SU that is tailored to the HV context (e-SBI-HV).

Materials and methods

The e-SBI-HV includes two digital sessions completed confidentially by clients plus home visitor facilitation protocols to promote e-SBI-HV integration into HV. The e-SBI-HV was pilot tested in New Jersey with 20 home visitors and 10 clients. A mixed-methods approach assessed recruitment and implementation feasibility, and program acceptability.

Results

Eighty-five clients were referred and 14 enrolled over 2 years. e-SBI-HV completio

SUBMITTER: Dauber S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12593243 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature