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Exploring the focus and experiences of smartphone applications for addiction recovery
Michael Savic1, David Best, Simone Rodda
1a Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, Eastern Health and Eastern Health Clinical School , Monash University , Melbourne, Australia.
Abstract:
Addiction recovery Smartphone applications (apps) (n = 87) identified on the Google Play store in 2012 were coded, along with app user reviews, to explore functions, foci, and user experiences. Content analysis revealed that apps typically provided information on recovery, as well as content to enhance motivation, promote social support and tools to monitor progress. App users commented that the apps helped to inform them, keep them focussed, inspire them, and connect them with other people and groups. Because few addiction recovery apps appear to have been formally evaluated, further research is needed to ascertain their effectiveness as stand-alone or adjunctive interventions.
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