OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES for the Alcohol Field e HEALTH
Digital health technologies work best in conjunction with traditional methods, including human support, particularly for people with more severe alcohol use problems.
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With data from eHealth devices, researchers and clinicians eventually will be able to predict risky behavior and supply interventions when they can be most effective.
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follow-up and “just-in-time” interventions for patients who have left residential treatment programs or who are trying to remain sober between treatment center visits. However, much research still is needed to develop protocols that are more effective and dynamic enough to retain users over the long term.
This rapidly developing area already is improving the quality of the data researchers and clinicians collect from patients and research subjects by gathering information in real time. Mobile and digital SBIs and treatment protocols also could potentially reach millions of people with AUD who now go untreated, offering
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