Table 4.
The platform from which counselors first heard of the addiction-focused apps they recommended, and where they would like to hear about thema.
| Platform or person | Did hear (N=82), frequency (%) | Would like to hear (N=112), frequency (%) |
| Web-based search | 39 (34.8) | 27 (24.1) |
| Other counselors or clinicians | 36 (32.1) | 75 (67.0) |
| Other patients or patients | 23 (20.5) | 49 (43.8) |
| Professional organization conference or convention | 15 (13.4) | 38 (33.9) |
| Professional organization newsletter or bulletin | 14 (12.5) | 44 (39.3) |
| App store (Apple App Store or Google Play) | 12 (10.7) | 11 (9.8) |
| Workshop or seminar at work | 11 (9.8) | 34 (30.4) |
| Other | 7 (6.3) | 0 (0) |
| Scholarly journal article | 3 (2.7) | 20 (17.9) |
| TV advertisement | 1 (0.9) | 6 (5.4) |
| Internet advertisement | 0 (0) | 10 (8.9) |
| Company press release | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
aParticipants could select multiple ways in which they heard about the apps or websites they recommended. These data represent the number of times each method was identified and the percentage of all responses in which that method was selected.