Mobile Health Interventions for Self-Control of Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unhealthy alcohol use (UAU) is one of the major causes of preventable morbidity, mortality, and associated behavioral risks worldwide. Although mobile health (mHealth) interventions can provide consumers with an effective means for self-control of UAU in a timely, ubiquitous, and cost-effective manner, to date, there is a lack of understanding about different health outcomes brought by such interventions. The core components of these interventions are also unclear.

Objective

This study aimed to systematically review and synthesize the research evidence about the efficacy of mHealth interventions on various health outcomes for consumer self-control of UAU and to identify the core components to achieve these outcomes.

Methods

We systematically searched 7 elec

SUBMITTER: Song T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6371076 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature