Table 4.
Acceptability of digital technology for substance use treatment.
| Variable | Category | Frequency (N = 180) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willing to receive substance use disorder treatment through phone | Yes | 171 | 95.0 |
| Willing to receive substance use disorder treatment through computer | Yes | 89 | 49.4 |
| Consider social media a good place to receive information to help you stop using substances | Yes | 91 | 50.6 |
| Would join an online support group during treatment | Yes | 82 | 45.6 |
| Treatment preference | Text Message | 144 | 84.2 |
| Voice Call | 141 | 82.5 | |
| WhatsApp Group | 52 | 30.4 | |
| Smartphone app | 37 | 21.6 | |
| Internet/Website | 22 | 12.9 | |
| Facebook Page | 20 | 11.7 | |
| 6 | 3.5 | ||
| Preference for treatment delivery | Individual | 100 | 58.8 |
| In a group | 17 | 10.0 | |
| Both | 53 | 31.2 | |
| Non-Response | 10 | ||
| Willing to use an app on phone to help on recovery from substance use | Yes | 86 | 48.9 |
| Willing to sign up to receive text messages to help during treatment/recovery? | Yes | 156 | 88.1 |
| Frequency of text messages in a week (n = 156) | Once a week | 62 | 39.7 |
| 2–3 times in a week | 45 | 28.8 | |
| 4–5 times in a week | 14 | 9.0 | |
| Daily | 35 | 22.4 | |
| Frequency of text messages per day (n = 156) | One | 96 | 61.5 |
| 2 | 27 | 17.3 | |
| 3–5 | 21 | 13.5 | |
| >5 | 12 | 7.7 | |
| Preference for the text message content (n = 156) | Message to be personalized different for each individual | 62 | 39.7 |
| Same message to be sent to all those receiving the treatment | 50 | 32.1 | |
| Both approaches combined | 44 | 28.2 | |
| Preference for the time to receive text message (n = 156) | Text message sent randomly at any day of the week | 40 | 25.6 |
| Text message sent randomly at any time of the day | 27 | 17.3 | |
| Text message sent in the evening | 36 | 23.1 | |
| Choose the time and day to receive the text message | 53 | 34.0 |