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. 2022 Nov 25;11(11):e40817. doi: 10.2196/40817

Table 3.

Activities and behavioral change techniques for follow-up modules (boosters).

Module and activities Behavioral change techniquesa
Follow-up modules (boosters)

Booster 1


  • Read a personalized report about reasons or motivations for behavioral change, cannabis dependence, and goals

  • Self-assess their progress toward goal achievement

  • Read a personalized report about psychological strengths, triggers, withdrawal cravings, and stress symptoms

  • Identify useful strategies

  • Identify reasons for not reaching their goal (if applicable) and receive tailored solutions

  • Review of behavioral and outcome goals

  • Provide feedback on outcomes and behavior

  • Monitoring with awareness or relapse prevention

  • Provide general encouragement

  • Prompt goal setting (for those who did not reach their goals)

  • Prompt behavioral practice


Booster 2


  • Reassess their severity of dependence

  • Set a cannabis use goal for the next month

  • Update preferred strategies

  • Same as for booster 1


Booster 3


  • Report on positive changes and successful strategies (abstinent)

  • Complete questionnaires related to influence of cannabis on psychotic symptoms; cannabis use consequences (nonabstinent)

  • Self-report of social functioning, symptoms, and useful strategies (nonabstinent)

  • Same as for booster 1

aCorresponding to the taxonomy of behavior change techniques published by Abraham and Michie [49] and Michie et al [50].