Internet interventions for adult illicit substance users: a meta-analysis.
Background and Aims Research has shown that internet interventions can be effective for dependent users of various substances. However, less is known about the effects of these interventions on users of opioids, cocaine and amphetamines than for other substances. We aimed to investigate the effectiv...
| Publicado en: | Addiction Vol. 112; no. 9; pp. 1521 - 1533 |
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| Formato: | glossary research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Sep2017
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=124486386&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 124486386 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09652140 AIO jtl: Addiction issn: 09652140 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Sep2017 vid: 112 iid: 9 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 124486386 124486386 124486386 10.1111/add.13819 124486386 ppf: 1521 ppct: 12 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Internet interventions for adult illicit substance users: a meta-analysis. aug: au: Boumparis, Nikolaos Karyotaki, Eirini Schaub, Michael P. Cuijpers, Pim Riper, Heleen affil: Department of Clinical, Neuro, and Developmental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam the Netherlands sug: subj: Substance Abuse Prevention and Control Analgesics, Opioid Cocaine Amphetamines Internet Utilization Systematic Review PubMed Psycinfo Embase Cochrane Library Human P-Value Confidence Intervals Bias (Research) Evaluation ab: Background and Aims Research has shown that internet interventions can be effective for dependent users of various substances. However, less is known about the effects of these interventions on users of opioids, cocaine and amphetamines than for other substances. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of internet interventions in decreasing the usage of these types of substances. Methods We conducted a systematic literature search in the databases of PubMed, PsycINFO, Embase and the Cochrane Library to identify randomized controlled trials examining the effectiveness of internet interventions compared with control conditions in reducing the use of opioids, cocaine and amphetamines. No setting restrictions were applied. The risk of bias of the included studies was examined according to the Cochrane Risk of Bias assessment tool. The primary outcome was substance use reduction assessed through toxicology screening, self-report or both at post-treatment and at the follow-up assessment. Results Seventeen studies with 2836 adult illicit substance users were included. The risk of bias varied across the included studies. Internet interventions decreased significantly opioid [four studies, n = 606, g = 0.36; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.20-0.53, P < 0.001] and any illicit substance use (nine studies, n = 1749, g = 0.35; 95% CI = 0.24-0.45, P < 0.001) at post-treatment. Conversely, the effect of internet intervention for stimulant users was small and non-significant (four studies, n = 481, P = 0.164). Overall, internet interventions decreased substance significantly use at post-treatment (17 studies, n = 2836, g = 0.31; 95% CI = 0.23-0.39, P < 0.001) and at the follow-up assessments (nine studies, n = 1906, g = 0.22; 95% CI = 0.07-0.37; P = 0.003). Conclusions Internet interventions demonstrate small but significant effects in decreasing substance use among various target populations at post-treatment and at the follow-up assessment. However, given the small number of available studies for certain substances, the findings should be interpreted with caution. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: glossary research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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