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Pathways to Change: The Effect of a Web Application on Treatment Interest
Author(s) -
Lieberman Daniel Z.,
Massey Suena H.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/10550490802138525
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , seekers , treatment modality , modality (human–computer interaction) , population , baseline (sea) , psychology , treatment effect , medicine , computer science , psychiatry , environmental health , political science , traditional medicine , human–computer interaction , law
Most individuals with drinking problems do not receive treatment, generally because they do not perceive the need for it. It is difficult to access this population of problem drinkers in order to encourage treatment‐seeking. A Web‐based program was written, designed to increase motivation for change. The program guided non‐treatment‐seekers through a multi‐stage assessment and provided them with feedback. The level of interest in treatment was measured pre‐and post‐intervention. Compared to baseline, after the intervention, significantly more individuals rated themselves “very interested” in participating in some form of traditional treatment (19% vs. 28%), and their focus on a specific modality increased.