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Summarizing current news and empirical literature related to digital health technologies
Eye on Innovation

Summarizing current news and empirical literature related to digital health technologies

The field of behavioral health and technology moves at a rapid pace. CTBH follows news and empirical publications and compiles references to and synopses of pieces describing cutting edge applications of technology in behavioral health.
Eye on Innovation
01/12/2012

Short Message Service (SMS) Applications for Disease Prevention in Developing Countries

Article Excerpt: The last decade has witnessed unprecedented growth in the number of mobile phones in the developing world, thus linking millions of previously unconnected people. The ubiquity of mobile phones, which allow for short message service (SMS), provides new and innovative opportunities for disease prevention efforts.

Full Article: http://tinyurl.com/bsfetk5

Article Source: Journal of Internet Medical Research

Posted in: Emerging Technologies // Tagged: ;
01/09/2012

As Smartphones Get Smarter, You May Get Healthier: How mHealth Can Bring Cheaper Health Care To All

Article Excerpt: The average auto refractor–that clunky-looking device eye doctors use to pinpoint your prescription–weighs about 40 pounds, costs $10,000, and is virtually impossible to find in a rural village in the developing world. As a result, some half a billion people are living with vision problems, which make it tough to read and work.

Full Article: http://tinyurl.com/7e2zcx3

Article Source: FastCompany.com

Posted in: Emerging Technologies // Tagged: ; ;
05/01/2011

An internet-based abstinence reinforcement smoking cessation intervention in rural smokers

Stoops, W.W., Dallery, J., Fields, N.M., Nuzzo, P.A., Schoenberg, N.E., Martin, C.A., Casey, B., Wong, C.J.  (2009). Drug and Alcohol Dependence.  105:  56-62.

Participants assigned to the Abstinence Contingency (AC) group were more likely to provide a negative sample and to achieve continuous abstinence, compared to the Yoked Control group. Results of this study show the feasibility and short-term efficacy of delivering reinforcement for smoking abstinence to rural populations over the Internet.

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04/30/2011

A randomized trial of computer-delivered brief intervention and low-intensity contingency management for smoking during pregnancy

Ondersma, S.J., Svikis, D.S., Lam, P.K., Connors-Burge, V.S., Ledgerwood, D.M., Hopper, J.A.  (2012). Nicotine & Tobacco Research.  14(3):  351-360.

A computer-delivered 5As-based (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange) brief intervention increased abstinence during pregnancy, while low-intensity contingency management did not affect smoking.  Findings of this pilot indicate that further fully powered trials of this approach may be merited.

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04/27/2011

Clinician-assisted computerized versus therapist-delivered treatment for depressive and addictive disorders: a randomized controlled trial.

Kay-Lambkin, F.J., Baker, A.L., Kelly, B., Lewin, T.J.  (2011). Medical Journal of Australia.  195(3):  S44-50.

Clinician-assisted computerized CBT-MI therapy was associated with greater reduction in alcohol use relative to therapist-delivered treatment and required less than half the time per session relative to a therapist-delivered treatment.

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04/26/2011

Computer-assisted delivery of cognitive behavioral therapy for addiction: A randomized trial of CBT4CBT.

Carroll, K.M., Ball, S.A., Martino, S. Nich, C., Gordon, M.A., Portnoy, G.A. & Rounsaville, B.J.  (2008). Computer-assisted delivery of cognitive behavioral therapy for addiction:  A randomized trial of CBT4CBT.  The American Journal of Psychiatry. 165(7):  881-888.  

This study offers compelling evidence for the efficacy of computer-assisted training for promoting substance abstinence, as measured by urine toxicology screens.  Results indicate that CBT4CBT is an effective adjunct to standard outpatient treatment for substance dependence.

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02/25/2011

Health behavior models in the age of mobile interventions: are our theories up to the task?

Article Excerpt: Mobile technologies are being used to deliver health behavior interventions. The study aims to determine how health behavior theories are applied to mobile interventions. This is a review of the theoretical basis and interactivity of mobile health behavior interventions.

Full Article: http://tinyurl.com/c6ghuds

Article Source: National Institutes of Health Public Public Access

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