Feasibility and Acceptability of e-Screening and Brief Intervention and Tailored Text Messaging for Marijuana Use in Pregnancy.

ABSTRACT: Background: There are at present no evidence-based interventions for marijuana use during pregnancy, despite it being by far the most commonly used illicit drug during pregnancy. Lack of treatment-seeking, combined with implementation challenges, has limited the extent to which at-risk women receive interventions of any kind. This study sought to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of two high-reach technology-based interventions: electronic screening and brief intervention (e-SBI) and tailored text messaging, delivered either alone or in combination. Materials and Methods: In this exploratory feasibility trial, pregnant women seeking prenatal care services and scoring positive for marijuana use risk (n = 45) were randomly assigned to e-SBI, text m

SUBMITTER: Ondersma SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6743084 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature