Customizing a clinical app to reduce hazardous drinking among veterans in primary care.

Abstract:

:Within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), 15-30% of patients seen in primary care are identified as hazardous drinkers, yet the vast majority of these patients receive no intervention. Time constraints on providers and patient-level barriers to in-person treatment contribute to this problem. The scientific literature provides a compelling case that mobile-based interventions can reduce hazardous drinking and underscores the role of peer support in behavioral change. Here, we describe the benefits of using a clinical app-Step Away-to treat hazardous drinking among VHA primary care patients as well as an approach to customizing the app to maximize its engagement and effectiveness with this population. We highlight the value of integrating use of Step Away with telephone support from a trained VHA peer support specialist. This type of integrated approach may provide the key therapeutic components necessary to generate an effective and easily implemented alcohol use intervention that can be made available to VHA primary care patients who screen positive for hazardous drinking but are unwilling or unable to attend in-person treatment. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

journal_name

Psychol Serv

journal_title

Psychological services

authors

Blonigen DM,Harris-Olenak B,Haber JR,Kuhn E,Timko C,Humphreys K,Dulin PL

doi

10.1037/ser0000300

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-05-01 00:00:00

pages

250-254

issue

2

eissn

1541-1559

issn

1939-148X

pii

2018-56162-001

journal_volume

16

pub_type

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