Users' Acceptability and Perceived Efficacy of mHealth for Opioid Use Disorder: Scoping Review.
Lynnette Nathalie LyzwinskiMohamed ElgendiCarlo MenonPublished in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2024)
To maximize benefits and minimize risks for users, it is crucial to implement robust privacy measures, provide comprehensive user training, integrate behavior change techniques, offer professional and peer support, deliver tailored messages, incorporate behavior change theories, assess readiness for change, design stigma-reducing apps, use visual elements, and conduct user-focused research for effective opioid management in mHealth interventions. mHealth demonstrates considerable potential as a tool for addressing opioid use disorder and preventing overdose-related deaths, given the high acceptability and perceived benefits reported by users.