SoberDiary: A Phone-based Support System for Assisting Recovery from Alcohol Dependence
Journal
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (SIGCHI 2015)
Pages
311-314
Date Issued
2015-04
Author(s)
Chuang-Wen You
Kuo-Cheng Wang
Ming-Chyi Huang
Yen-Chang Chen
Cheng-Lin Lin
Po-Shiun Ho
Hao-ChuanWang
Polly Huang
Hao-Hua Chu
Abstract
Alcohol dependence is a chronic disorder associated with severe harm in multiple areas, and relapsing is easy despite treatment. After alcohol-dependent patients complete alcohol withdrawal treatment and return to their regular lives, they face further challenges in order to maintain sobriety. This study proposes SoberDiary, a phone-based support system that enables alcohol-dependent patients to self-monitor and self-manage their own alcohol use behavior and remain sober in their daily lives. Results from a 4-week user study involving 11 clinical patients show that, using SoberDiary, patients can self-monitor and self-manage their alcohol use behavior, reducing their total alcohol consumption and the number of drinking or heavy drinking days that occur following intervention.
Subjects
Mobile support system; Recovery from alcohol dependence
SDGs
Other Subjects
Telephone sets; Ubiquitous computing; Alcohol consumption; Alcohol dependences; Alcohol-dependent patients; Chronic disorders; Daily lives; Mobile supports; Multiple areas; Support systems; Patient treatment
Type
conference paper