Mobile Health for Alcohol Use Assessment: Longitudinal Effects of Breathalyzer Self-Monitoring in Everyday Contexts
The results indicate promise for mobile BAC-tracking technologies as a low-impact intervention with the potential to decrease drinking among individuals who drink heavily-a population particularly susceptible to alcohol-related problems. In contrast, inverted trends emerged for light-drinking individuals, highlighting the need for empirical research in the fast-moving landscape of digital health.
Authors
- Catharine E. Fairbairn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2694-5585)
- Jiaxu Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6422-4180)
- Yang Lu
- Nigel Bosch
Institutions
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20241170
- Primary Topic
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00