Stage-Based Mobile Intervention for Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care: Development and Test of Acceptability.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In 2016, 21 million Americans aged 12 years and older needed treatment for a substance use disorder (SUD). However, only 10% to 11% of individuals requiring SUD treatment received it. Given their access to patients, primary care providers are in a unique position to perform universal Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) to identify individuals at risk, fill gaps in services, and make referrals to specialty treatment when indicated. Major barriers to SBIRT include limited time among providers and low motivation to change among many patients. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to develop and test the acceptability of a prototype of a mobile-delivered substance use risk intervention (SURI) for primary care patients and a clinical dashboard for pro

SUBMITTER: Levesque D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5770579 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature