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Accepted for/Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Date Submitted: Oct 17, 2016
Open Peer Review Period: Oct 17, 2016 - Jan 21, 2017
Date Accepted: Oct 9, 2017
(closed for review but you can still tweet)

The final, peer-reviewed published version of this preprint can be found here:

Mobile Phone Apps for Behavioral Interventions for At-Risk Drinkers in Australia: Literature Review

Choo CC, Burton AAD

Mobile Phone Apps for Behavioral Interventions for At-Risk Drinkers in Australia: Literature Review

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2018;6(2):e18

DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.6832

PMID: 29439946

PMCID: 5829458

Mobile Phone Apps for Behavioral Interventions for At-Risk Drinkers in Australia: Literature Review

  • Carol C Choo; 
  • André A D Burton

ABSTRACT

Background:

The mobile technology era has ushered in the use of mobile phone apps for behavioral intervention for at-risk drinkers.

Objective:

Our objective was to review recent research relevant to mobile phone apps that can be used for behavioral intervention for at-risk drinkers in Australia.

Methods:

The inclusion criteria for this review were articles published in peer-reviewed journals from 2001 to 2017 with use of the search terms “smartphone application,” “alcohol,” “substance,” “behavioural intervention,” “electronic health,” and “mobile health.”

Results:

In total, we identified 103 abstracts, screened 90 articles, and assessed 50 full-text articles that fit the inclusion criteria for eligibility. We included 19 articles in this review.

Conclusions:

This review highlighted the paucity of evidence-based and empirically validated research into effective mobile phone apps that can be used for behavioral interventions with at-risk drinkers in Australia.


 Citation

Please cite as:

Choo CC, Burton AAD

Mobile Phone Apps for Behavioral Interventions for At-Risk Drinkers in Australia: Literature Review

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2018;6(2):e18

DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.6832

PMID: 29439946

PMCID: 5829458

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