Table 3.
Treatment Characteristics for Studies Designed to Evaluate Computer-Based Interventions for Drug Use
| Author (year) | Setting | Treatment delivery modality |
Length of intervention |
Number of sessions (length) |
Therapist involvement |
Experimental treatment description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barber (1990) | Prison (drug treatment unit) | On-site computer | NPa | 1 (NPa) | No | Motivational, psycho-education |
| Bickel et al. (2008) | Outpatient research clinic | On-site computer | 23 weeks | 69 (20–30 minutes) | Yes | CRAb with contingency management |
| Carroll et al. (2008, 2009) | Outpatient substance abuse clinic | On-site computer | 8 weeks | 6 (45 minutes) | No | CBTc |
| Chopra et al. (2009) | Outpatient substance abuse clinic | On-site computer | 12 weeks | 36 (30 minutes) | Yes | CRAb with contingency management |
| Grohman & Fals-Stewart (2003) | Residential substance abuse treatment program | On-site computer | 2 months | 24 (50 minutes) | No | Cognitive rehabilitation |
| Grohman et al. (2006) | Outpatient substance abuse clinic (VAg) | On-site computer | 3/4 weeks | 10 (30 minutes) | Not specified | Cognitive rehabilitation |
| Hall & Huber (2000) | Outpatient substance abuse clinic | IVRe through telephone | NPa | NPa | Yes | Voice message system with psychoeducation component |
| Kay-Lambkin et al. (2009) | Outpatient substance abuse clinic | On-site computer | 3 months | 9 | Yes | CBTc and MEd |
| Marsch & Bickel (2004) | Research setting | On-site computer | 1 week | 3–5 (30 minutes) | No | Psycho-education |
| Ondersma et al. (2005) | Hospital | On-site computer | Single session | 1 (20 minutes) | No | Brief motivational enhancement |
| Ondersma et al. (2007) | Hospital | On-site tablet PCf | Single session | 1 (20 minutes) | No | Brief motivational enhancement |
| Ruggiero et al. (2006) | Unsupervised at home | Home computer | Unclear | 1 (1–30 minutes) | No | Brief motivational enhancement |
a
Not provided
b
Community reinforcement approach
c
Cognitive behavioral therapy
d
Motivational enhancement
e
Interactive voice response
f
Personal computer
g
Veterans Administration