SoberDiary: A Phone-based Support System for Assisting Recov-ery from Alcohol Dependence
Date Issued
2014
Date
2014
Author(s)
Wang, Kuo-Cheng
Abstract
Alcohol dependence is a chronic disorder associated with severe harm in multiple areas, and relapsing is easy despite treatment. For alcohol-dependent patients, complet-ing alcohol withdrawal treatment is an achievement. However, returning to daily life and remaining sober are often more challenging tasks. This study proposes SoberDiary, a phone-based support system that enables alcohol-dependent patients to self-monitor and self-manage their behavior to remain sober in their daily lives. Through a portable Bluetooth breathalyzer wirelessly connected to the patients’ smartphones and various supporting functions provided by the SoberDiary client, SoberDiary can facilitate alco-hol-dependent patients’ self-monitoring and self-management to prevent relapse. The results from a 12-week user study involving 14 clinical patients from Taipei City Psy-chiatric Center show that patients can self-monitor their alcohol use by completing at least 1.9 breath alcohol tests per day and self-managing their alcohol use behavior to significantly reduce their total alcohol consumption and the number of drinking or heavy drinking days after intervention through SoberDiary. Compared with patients who received only standard treatment, SoberDiary users exhibited reduced alcohol craving and a lower drop-out rate, indicating that SoberDiary shows potential to provide continuing care for relapse prevention.
Subjects
行動式支援系統
酒精依賴治療
SDGs
Type
thesis
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