Sawares Antoine Sa, Shen Nelson, Xue Yunlin, Abi-Jaoude Alexxa, Wiljer David
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.
University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada.
JMIR Res Protoc. 2017 Apr 4;6(4):e49. doi: 10.2196/resprot.6975.
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is among the most prevalent mental disorders worldwide and is associated with a diverse range of physical and psychological comorbidities. Despite various types of treatment, there are many barriers to accessing treatment (ie, stigma, cost, accessibility of service, etc). Mobile apps have the potential to overcome these barriers and provide support to those who need it.
The purpose of this systematic review is to assess the effectiveness of mobile apps in reducing alcohol consumption for individuals with AUD and understand the psychological outcomes of using the apps (ie, client empowerment, self-efficacy, etc).
The search strategy was applied to 7 health sciences and interdisciplinary databases. Two reviewers will independently assess all titles and abstracts for relevance and then full texts of relevant articles for eligibility. To be included, the article must be a quantitative evaluation of clinical outcomes using the intervention and the intervention must be a consumer-facing app focused on supporting individuals with AUD. Two reviewers will independently extract data from all eligible articles using a standardized extraction worksheet and will independently assess the study quality. A meta-analysis will be conducted if appropriate. Depending on outcomes reported, pooled risk ratios or standardized mean differences will be calculated and reported in the review.
The search strategy yielded 699 unique citations. Of those, 63 (9.0%, 63/699) articles were assessed as relevant for full-text review. The full-text reviews are currently underway and the final review is projected to be completed in the summer of 2017.
There is potential for mobile apps to support individuals with AUD to reduce their alcohol consumption. This review will be the first to assess the effectiveness of AUD mobile apps and client experiences using the apps.
酒精使用障碍（AUD）是全球最普遍的精神障碍之一，与多种身体和心理合并症相关。尽管有各种类型的治疗方法，但获得治疗存在许多障碍（如耻辱感、成本、服务可及性等）。移动应用程序有潜力克服这些障碍并为有需要的人提供支持。
本系统评价的目的是评估移动应用程序对患有酒精使用障碍的个体减少酒精消费的有效性，并了解使用这些应用程序的心理结果（如客户赋权、自我效能感等）。
检索策略应用于7个健康科学和跨学科数据库。两名评审员将独立评估所有标题和摘要的相关性，然后评估相关文章的全文是否符合纳入标准。要纳入研究，文章必须是使用该干预措施对临床结果进行的定量评估，且该干预措施必须是面向消费者的应用程序，专注于支持患有酒精使用障碍的个体。两名评审员将使用标准化的提取工作表从所有符合条件的文章中独立提取数据，并将独立评估研究质量。如有适当情况，将进行荟萃分析。根据报告的结果，将计算并在评价中报告合并风险比或标准化均值差。
检索策略产生了699条独特的引文。其中，63篇文章（9.0%，63/699）被评估为与全文审查相关。全文审查目前正在进行，预计最终审查将于2017年夏季完成。
移动应用程序有潜力支持患有酒精使用障碍的个体减少酒精消费。本评价将首次评估酒精使用障碍移动应用程序的有效性以及使用这些应用程序的客户体验。
