title: Youth recovery outcomes at 6 and 9 months following participation in a mobile texting recovery support aftercare pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined youth recovery outcomes at 6- and 9-months post-participation in an aftercare pilot study called Educating and Supporting inQuisitive Youth in Recovery (ESQYIR) that aimed to investigate the utility of a 12-week mobile texting recovery support intervention.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 80 youth [Mage 20.4 (SD = 3.5)] were randomized to a mobile texting aftercare intervention or an aftercare-as-usual control group. Both groups received identical data collection protocols with psychosocial and behavioral assessments occurring at baseline, during the trial (months 1 and 2), at discharge from the trial (month 3), and 3-, 6-, and 9-month post-intervention follow-ups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mixed modeling showed that youth who participated in the mobile texting aftercare intervention were less likely to test positive for their primary drug compared to youth in the aftercare-as-usual condition during 6- and 9-months follow-ups (p < .01). Additionally, youth in the aftercare intervention reported significantly higher self-efficacy/confidence to abstain during recovery (p < .05) and were more likely to participate in recovery-related behaviors (self-help and goal-directed extracurricular activities; p < .05) than those in aftercare-as-usual at the 6- and 9-month follow-ups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results suggest that delivering a structured, behavioral-based wellness aftercare intervention using mobile texting can be an effective for sustaining recovery outcomes in youth over time compared to youth who receive aftercare-as-usual.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study shows that a mobile-texting aftercare intervention sustained effects at 6- and 9-months post-intervention for young people in substance use recovery.
authors.affiliation: Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.|Department of Psychology, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gonzales
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California.
authors.forename: Mayra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.affiliation: Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Debra A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.affiliation: Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012008:Recurrence; D020377:Self Efficacy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D060145:Text Messaging; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult