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The feasibility of using smartphones and mobile breathalyzers to monitor alcohol consumption among people living with HIV/AIDS
BACKGROUND: For people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), alcohol consumption is associated with poor treatment outcomes and medication adherence. This pilot study examined the feasibility of using smartphones and mobile Bluetooth breathalyzers for monitoring alcohol consumption among PLWHA (N = 17). MET...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6880509/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31771655 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13722-019-0174-0 |
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author | Lauckner, Carolyn Taylor, Erica Patel, Darshti Whitmire, Alexis |
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description | BACKGROUND: For people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), alcohol consumption is associated with poor treatment outcomes and medication adherence. This pilot study examined the feasibility of using smartphones and mobile Bluetooth breathalyzers for monitoring alcohol consumption among PLWHA (N = 17). METHODS: For 2 weeks, participants responded to twice-daily text message prompts by completing a breathalyzer reading and a mobile survey about their alcohol use. They also completed baseline questionnaires assessing alcohol consumption and hazardous drinking behaviors. RESULTS: Participants completed an average of 22 of 28 breathalyzer readings and 17 of 28 mobile surveys, and were more likely to complete daytime (vs. evening) monitoring tasks. Results suggested that self-reported frequency of binge drinking at baseline was related to an increased number of days with alcohol consumption according to breathalyzer and mobile surveys, as well as a higher average blood alcohol content. Qualitative interviews found generally positive attitudes toward the technologies, but some participants reported experiencing technical difficulties. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, this preliminary research suggests that smartphone monitoring of alcohol consumption among PLWHA may reflect cross-sectional self-reported alcohol consumption behaviors, but could use improvements to increase adherence to monitoring tasks. |
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spelling | pubmed-68805092019-11-29 The feasibility of using smartphones and mobile breathalyzers to monitor alcohol consumption among people living with HIV/AIDS Lauckner, Carolyn Taylor, Erica Patel, Darshti Whitmire, Alexis Addict Sci Clin Pract Research BACKGROUND: For people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), alcohol consumption is associated with poor treatment outcomes and medication adherence. This pilot study examined the feasibility of using smartphones and mobile Bluetooth breathalyzers for monitoring alcohol consumption among PLWHA (N = 17). METHODS: For 2 weeks, participants responded to twice-daily text message prompts by completing a breathalyzer reading and a mobile survey about their alcohol use. They also completed baseline questionnaires assessing alcohol consumption and hazardous drinking behaviors. RESULTS: Participants completed an average of 22 of 28 breathalyzer readings and 17 of 28 mobile surveys, and were more likely to complete daytime (vs. evening) monitoring tasks. Results suggested that self-reported frequency of binge drinking at baseline was related to an increased number of days with alcohol consumption according to breathalyzer and mobile surveys, as well as a higher average blood alcohol content. Qualitative interviews found generally positive attitudes toward the technologies, but some participants reported experiencing technical difficulties. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, this preliminary research suggests that smartphone monitoring of alcohol consumption among PLWHA may reflect cross-sectional self-reported alcohol consumption behaviors, but could use improvements to increase adherence to monitoring tasks. BioMed Central 2019-11-26 2019 /pmc/articles/PMC6880509/ /pubmed/31771655 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13722-019-0174-0 Text en © The Author(s) 2019 Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
spellingShingle | Research Lauckner, Carolyn Taylor, Erica Patel, Darshti Whitmire, Alexis The feasibility of using smartphones and mobile breathalyzers to monitor alcohol consumption among people living with HIV/AIDS |
title | The feasibility of using smartphones and mobile breathalyzers to monitor alcohol consumption among people living with HIV/AIDS |
title_full | The feasibility of using smartphones and mobile breathalyzers to monitor alcohol consumption among people living with HIV/AIDS |
title_fullStr | The feasibility of using smartphones and mobile breathalyzers to monitor alcohol consumption among people living with HIV/AIDS |
title_full_unstemmed | The feasibility of using smartphones and mobile breathalyzers to monitor alcohol consumption among people living with HIV/AIDS |
title_short | The feasibility of using smartphones and mobile breathalyzers to monitor alcohol consumption among people living with HIV/AIDS |
title_sort | feasibility of using smartphones and mobile breathalyzers to monitor alcohol consumption among people living with hiv/aids |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6880509/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31771655 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13722-019-0174-0 |
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