Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Psychol Assess. 2009 Dec;21(4):486-97. doi: 10.1037/a0017074.
Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is particularly suitable for studying substance use, because use is episodic and thought to be related to mood and context. This article reviews EMA methods in substance use research, focusing on tobacco and alcohol use and relapse, where EMA has been most applied. Common EMA designs combine event-based reports of substance use with time-based assessments. Approaches to data organization and analysis have been very diverse, particularly regarding their treatment of time. Compliance with signaled assessments is often high. Compliance with recording of substance use appears good but is harder to validate. Treatment applications of EMA are emerging. EMA captures substance use patterns not measured by questionnaires or retrospective data and holds promise for substance use research.
生态瞬时评估(EMA)特别适合研究物质使用,因为使用是间歇性的,并且被认为与情绪和环境有关。本文综述了 EMA 在物质使用研究中的方法,重点关注了 EMA 应用最多的烟草和酒精使用及复发领域。常见的 EMA 设计将基于事件的物质使用报告与基于时间的评估相结合。数据组织和分析的方法非常多样化,尤其是在处理时间方面。对有信号提示的评估的依从性通常很高。对物质使用记录的依从性似乎很好,但更难验证。EMA 在治疗中的应用正在出现。EMA 可以捕捉问卷调查或回顾性数据无法测量的物质使用模式,为物质使用研究提供了希望。