Examining Perceptions of a Smartphone-Based Intervention System for Alcohol Use Disorders

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 923-929

  Giroux, Danielle ^a   Bacon, Samantha ^a   King, Diane K ^a   Dulin, Patrick ^a   Gonzalez, Vivian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral health; telecommunications; telehealth; telepathology

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL COMPUTING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIGNAL ENCODING; TELECOMMUNICATION;

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; LOCATION MONITORING; NARRATIVE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS; QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; TELEHEALTH; TELEPATHOLOGY;

SMARTPHONES;

ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CELL PHONES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84921282446     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0222     Document Type: Article

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