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Journal article
A smartphone app intervention for adult cannabis users wanting to quit or reduce their use: a pilot evaluation
Journal of Cannabis Research, Vol.1(9), pp.1-10
2019
PMID: 33526112
Appears in Thompson Institute Research Collection
Abstract
Background: Smartphone applications (apps) offer a promising alternative to face-to-face treatment due to their ease of access and convenience. However, there is a lack of evidence-based apps for cannabis users wishing to reduce their use.
Objectives: The current study evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of a smartphone app intervention (called Assess, Plan, Track, and Tips [APTT]) for cannabis users wanting to reduce their use.
Method: The current study included 111 cannabis users (68% male, aged 18–50 yrs) who had used cannabis in the past month, were not currently in treatment, and who wanted to reduce/quit their use. Participants were given access to APTT for 1 month. Participants reported on their cannabis use and related problems, confidence in resisting use, severity of dependence, and stage of change at baseline, post-intervention (4 weeks), and at 1-month follow-up. At post-intervention, participants also reported on their usage and satisfaction with the app.
Results: The current study found that APTT was acceptable, with over 40% of participants using the app over 20 times over the course of a month. Participants showed a reduction in dependence and cannabis related problems over the course of the study. Further, participants’ stage of change at baseline predicted changes in cannabis use.
Conclusions/importance: These findings support the feasibility and acceptability of APTT as an engaging app for cannabis users wishing to better manage their use and support the need for future RCTs to assess the efficacy of mobile-based interventions for cannabis users.
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- Title
- A smartphone app intervention for adult cannabis users wanting to quit or reduce their use: a pilot evaluation
- Authors
- Lucy Albertella (Author) - UNSW AustraliaLisa Gibson (Author) - UNSW AustraliaSally Rooke (Author) - UNSW AustraliaMelissa M Norberg (Author) - UNSW AustraliaJan Copeland (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson Institute
- Publication details
- Journal of Cannabis Research, Vol.1(9), pp.1-10
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd.
- Date published
- 2019
- DOI
- 10.1186/s42238-019-0009-6
- ISSN
- 2522-5782
- PMID
- 33526112
- Copyright note
- © The Author(s). 2019 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Thompson Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99656597702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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