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Short- and long-term effects of digital prevention and treatment interventions for cannabis use reduction: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Boumparis, Nikolaos; Loheide-Niesmann, Lisa; Blankers, Matthijs; Ebert, David D; Korf, Dirk; Schaub, Michael P; Spijkerman, Renske; Tait, Robert J; Riper, Heleen (2019). Short- and long-term effects of digital prevention and treatment interventions for cannabis use reduction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 200:82-94.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Frequent Cannabis use has been linked to a variety of negative mental, physical, and social consequences. We assessed the effects of digital prevention and treatment interventions on Cannabis use reduction in comparison with control conditions.
METHODS:

Systematic review with two separate meta-analyses. Thirty randomized controlled trials met the inclusion criteria for the review, and 21 were included in the meta-analyses. Primary outcome was self-reported Cannabis use at post-treatment and follow-up. Hedges's g was calculated for all comparisons with non-active control. Risk of bias was examined with the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool.
RESULTS:

The systematic review included 10 prevention interventions targeting 8138 participants (aged 12 to 20) and 20 treatment interventions targeting 5195 Cannabis users (aged 16 to 40). The meta-analyses showed significantly reduced Cannabis use at post-treatment in the prevention interventions (6 studies, N = 2564, g = 0.33; 95% CI 0.13 to 0.54, p =  0.001) and in the treatment interventions (17 comparisons, N = 3813, g = 0.12; 95% CI 0.02 to 0.22, p =  0.02) as compared with controls. The effects of prevention interventions were maintained at follow-ups of up to 12 months (5 comparisons, N = 2445, g = 0.22; 95% CI 0.12 to 0.33, p <  0.001) but were no longer statistically significant for treatment interventions.
CONCLUSIONS:

Digital prevention and treatment interventions showed small, significant reduction effects on Cannabis use in diverse target populations at post-treatment compared to controls. For prevention interventions, the post-treatment effects were maintained at follow-up up to 12 months later.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > Swiss Research Institute for Public Health and Addiction
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Life Sciences > Toxicology
Life Sciences > Pharmacology
Health Sciences > Psychiatry and Mental Health
Health Sciences > Pharmacology (medical)
Uncontrolled Keywords:Toxicology, Pharmacology (medical), Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental health
Language:English
Date:1 July 2019
Deposited On:05 Feb 2020 15:57
Last Modified:22 Oct 2024 01:41
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0376-8716
OA Status:Hybrid
Free access at:Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply.
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.03.016
PubMed ID:31112834
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