A Mobile App to Enhance Behavioral Activation Treatment for Substance Use Disorder: App Design, Use, and Integration Into Treatment in the Context of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Group-based formats typically used in low-resource substance use disorder (SUD) treatment settings result in little individual attention to help reinforce and guide skill use, which may contribute to poor posttreatment outcomes. Smartphone apps offer a convenient, user-friendly, and cost-effective tool that can extend the reach of effective SUD treatments. A smartphone app was developed and integrated into a group-based, brief behavioral activation (BA) treatment for SUD to increase engagement in treatment skills outside clinician-administered sessions.

Objective

This study aims to describe the features of the app and its use and integration into treatment, report the participants' self-reported feasibility and acceptability of the app, and discuss challenges and

SUBMITTER: Paquette CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8600431 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature