An Internet application for SMART Recovery

SMART Recovery 的互联网应用程序

• 批准号: 7215082
• 负责人: Reid Kevin Hester
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: BEHAVIOR THERAPY ASSOCIATES, LLP
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-04-01 至 2007-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7215082
• 关键词: Abstinence; Addictive Behavior; Address; Alcohols; Behavioral; Chemicals; Client; Clinical Trials; Code; Cognitive; Computer software; Computers; Data; Depth; Development; Drug usage; Economics; Educational process of instructing; Effectiveness; Emotions; Equilibrium; Evaluation; Evidence based program; Family; Feedback; Flowcharts; Goals; Health Benefit; Individual; Internet; Intervention; Learning; Letters; Life Style; Link; Manuals; Motivation; Nature; Online Systems; Outcome; Participant; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Phase; Pilot Projects; Population; Problem Solving; Process; Professional counselor; Protocols documentation; Psychologist; Public Health; Purpose; Quality of life; Randomized Clinical Trials; Range; Recovery; Recruitment Activity; Reporting; Research Project Grants; Resources; Savings; Self Management; Services; Site; Staging; Stream; Target Populations; Testing; Thinking; Time; Title; Training; Work; Writing; addiction; base; cost; design; drinking; experience; follow-up; handbook; help-seeking behavior; improved; innovation; member; programs; prototype; satisfaction; self help; skills

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goals of this proposed research project are to develop, evaluate and disseminate an Internet based (web) application called Overcoming Addictions (OA). OA will be based on the cognitive-behavioral change protocol of SMART Recovery (www.smartrecovery.org). The goal of OA is to help users learn cognitive and behavioral skills to abstain from drinking, drug use, and other addictive behaviors. SMART Recovery is a non-profit educational organization with a self-help/mutual aid component. SMART stands for Self-Management And Recovery Training. Its web site defines the purpose of the organization as: To support individuals who have chosen to abstain, or are considering abstinence from any type of addictive behaviors (substances or activities), by teaching how to change self-defeating thinking, emotions, and actions; and to work towards long-term satisfactions and quality of life. It s protocol for change is based on motivational enhancement and cognitive-behavioral principles and strategies. The four point program focuses on: 1) building and maintaining motivation for change; 2) dealing with urges; 3) problem solving; and 4) lifestyle balance (balancing momentary and enduring satisfactions). Phase I goals are to develop and evaluate a broad breath, limited depth prototype of the program and evaluate its technical merit and feasibility via a pilot study with SMART Recovery members and evaluation by a panel of experts on SMART Recovery. Phase II goals are to complete the development of a program, pilot test it and conduct a randomized clinical trial with a 12 month follow-up to assess its effectiveness. The study will be an additive design, comparing OA and SMART Recovery group involvement to SMART Recovery group involvement alone. Developing a web application for SMART Recovery would be innovative. Neither we nor the principals at SMART Recovery are aware of any other web application that provides training in the SMART Recovery protocol. As a result, there is both a significant commercial opportunity in developing an effective web application and a public health benefit potential if this web application is effective in helping individuals recover from their addictive behaviors. An automated, evidence-based program that helps individuals with alcohol, drug, and non-chemical addictions will benefit the overall public health of our nation in three ways: 1) improved recovery outcomes for those seeking such alternative recovery options; 2) a better quality of life for consumers seeking to recover from their addictions and their families; and 3) economic savings. In addition, the innovative use of a web-based application like OA has the potential to reach a significant segment of the population that might not otherwise seek and/or receive services by other means.

描述（由申请人提供）：该拟议研究项目的目标是开发、评估和传播名为“克服成瘾”(OA) 的基于互联网（Web）的应用程序。 OA 将基于 SMART Recovery (www.smartrecovery.org) 的认知行为改变协议。 OA 的目标是帮助用户学习认知和行为技能，以戒除饮酒、吸毒和其他成瘾行为。 SMART Recovery 是一个具有自助/互助成分的非营利教育组织。 SMART 代表自我管理和恢复训练。其网站将该组织的宗旨定义为： 通过教导如何改变自我挫败的思维、情绪和行为，支持那些选择戒除或正在考虑戒除任何类型成瘾行为（物质或活动）的个人；并努力实现长期的满意度和生活质量。它的变革协议基于动机增强和认知行为原则和策略。四点计划重点关注：1）建立和维持变革动力； 2）处理冲动； 3）解决问题； 4）生活方式的平衡（平衡暂时的满足感和持久的满足感）。第一阶段的目标是开发和评估该计划的广泛性、有限深度的原型，并通过与 SMART Recovery 成员进行的试点研究以及 SMART Recovery 专家小组的评估来评估其技术优点和可行性。 II 期目标是完成项目的开发、试点测试并进行随机临床试验，并进行 12 个月的随访以评估其有效性。该研究将采用附加设计，将 OA 和 SMART Recovery 组的参与与单独 SMART Recovery 组的参与进行比较。为 SMART Recovery 开发 Web 应用程序将是创新的。我们和 SMART Recovery 的负责人都不知道任何其他提供 SMART Recovery 协议培训的 Web 应用程序。因此，如果该网络应用程序能够有效地帮助个人从成瘾行为中恢复过来，那么开发有效的网络应用程序将带来巨大的商业机会，并且还可能带来公共健康利益。一项旨在帮助酒精、药物和非化学成瘾者的自动化、循证计划将从三个方面有益于我们国家的整体公共健康：1）改善那些寻求此类替代康复方案的人的康复结果； 2) 为寻求戒毒的消费者及其家人提供更好的生活质量； 3) 经济节约。此外，诸如 OA 之类的基于网络的应用程序的创新使用有可能接触到大部分可能不会通过其他方式寻求和/或接受服务的人群。