title: The potential for technology in brief interventions for substance use, and during-session prediction of computer-delivered brief intervention response.
abstract: We first provide an overview of the potential of technology in the area of brief interventions for substance use and describe recent projects from our lab that are illustrative of that potential. Second, we present data from a study of during-session predictors of brief intervention response. In a sample of postpartum women (N = 39), several variables showed promise as predictors of later drug use, and a brief index derived from them predicted abstinence with a sensitivity of .7 and a specificity of .89. This promising approach and initial study findings support the importance of future research in this area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 2761 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit, MI 48207, USA. s.ondersma@wayne.edu
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ondersma
authors.forename: Emily R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Grekin
authors.forename: Dace
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Svikis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D003201:Computers; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011203:Poverty; D011247:Pregnancy; D012372:ROC Curve; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy* / Q000652:urine; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D055815:Young Adult