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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Addict Med. 2019 Sep-Oct;13(5):372–378. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000509

Table 2.

Participant Smartphone Survey Results*

Item Strongly
agree
Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly
disagree
1.  The cellphone reminders helped me to remember to take study drug as directed** 8
(20.0%)
9
(22.5%)
17
(42.5%)
5
(12.5%)
1
(2.5%)
2.  I liked the fact that study staff could monitor my medication dosing and I didn't have to come to the clinic 22
(53.7%)
10
(24.4%)
8
(19.5%)
1
(2.4%)
0
(0.0%)
3.  I used the study cellphone for personal calls 11
(26.8%)
13
(31.7%)
6
(14.6%)
6
(14.6%)
5
(12.2%)
4.  I was confident that my privacy was protected when using the cell phone and sending the dosing video 19
(46.3%)
13
(31.7%)
8
(19.5%)
1
(2.4%)
0
(0.0%)
5.  It was easy to record the dosing video 24
(58.5%)
14
(34.1%)
1
(2.4%)
1
(2.4%)
1
(2.4%)
6.  The reminders to record and send the dosing video were helpful** 13
(31.7%)
7
(17.1%)
17
(41.5%)
2
(4.9%)
2
(4.9%)
7.  It was easy to send the dosing video 22
(55.0%)
12
(30.0%)
5
(12.5%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(2.5%)
8.  There was sufficient technical support when I ran into problems using the cellphone 15
(36.6%)
13
(31.7%)
10
(24.4%)
3
(7.3%)
0
(0.0%)
9.  I received enough training so that I could use the cell phone 21
(51.2%)
14
(34.1%)
5
(12.2%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(2.4%)
10. If applicable, having both a study cell phone and personal cell phone was cumbersome 4
(10.0%)
7
(17.5%)
14
(35.0%)
8
(20.0%)
7
(17.5%)
11. I am better able to use a smartphone now than I was at the beginning of the study 5
(12.2%)
8
(19.5%)
16
(39.0%)
6
(14.6%)
6
(14.6%)
12. The compensation I received for sending the videos was important 14
(34.1%)
13
(31.7%)
8
(19.5%)
4
(9.8%)
2
(4.9%)
13. Having to take videos of my dosing helped me to take my study drug 20
(48.8%)
13
(31.7%)
5
(12.2%)
3
(7.3%)
0
(0.0%)
*

N=40 or 41 per item. 40 participants completed the entire survey; 1 participant partially completed the survey; 8 participants missed the final study visit and were not surveyed.

**

Participants were texted dosing reminders on an as-needed basis. Not all participants received reminders.