A pilot study on the feasibility and acceptability of a text message-based aftercare treatment programme among alcohol outpatients

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 188-194

  Haug, Severin ^a   Lucht, Michael J ^b   John, Ulrich ^c,d   Meyer, Christian ^c,d   Schaub, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^d DZHK GERMAN CENTRE FOR CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFTERCARE; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; E-MAIL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; PROGRAM FEASIBILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TEXT MESSAGE BASED AFTERCARE TREATMENT PROGRAM; TEXT MESSAGING; ALCOHOLISM; AMBULATORY CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; ALCOHOLISM; AMBULATORY CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; TELEPHONE; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84936110716     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agu107     Document Type: Article

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