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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Addict Med. 2020 Jul-Aug;14(4):319–325. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000608

Table 3:

Patient Experience Using video-DOT Smart Phone Application

n (%)
Application likes/benefits
Increased accountability for and structure to medication administration 10 (71.4)
Simple to use 8 (57.1)
Helpful 4 (28.6)
Assisted with reflection on progress in treatment 3 (21.4)
Provided an extra contact point 1 (7.1)
Helped to open dialogue about recovery with family/friends 1 (7.1)
Learning to use new technology 1 (7.1)
Flexibility to use the application as it fit personal schedule 1 (7.1)
Application dislikes/barriers to use
Discomfort/awkwardness of filming medication administration 6 (42.9)
Time commitment/adding steps to medication ingestion 5 (35.7)
Application frustrations (charging phone, logging in for each use, agreeing to terms of use) 4 (28.6)
Technical issues (videos not uploading, application closing) 4 (28.6)
Finding private space to use application 3 (21.4)
Difficulty remembering to use application 2 (14.3)
Question regarding craving triggered desire to use 1 (7.1)
Nothing to report 2 (14.3)