Clemens Scott Kruse|José Betancourt|Stephanie Madrid|Christopher William Lindsey|Vanessa Wall
Leveraging mHealth and Wearable Sensors to Manage Alcohol Use Disorders: A Systematic Literature Review
Texas State University|Texas State University|Texas State University|Texas State University|Texas State University
alcohol use disorder aud condition prevalent many countries around world public burden treatment close 130 billion mhealth offers several possible interventions assist treatment audto analyze effectiveness mhealth wearable sensors manage aud evidence published last 10 yearsfollowing kruse protocol prisma 2020 four databases queried pubmed cinahl web science science direct identify studies strong methodologies n 25five interventions identified 2025 effective reducing alcohol consumption interventions reported decrease depression increase medication compliance primary barriers adoption mhealth interventions requirement train users equally effective traditional means treatment cost computer literacywhile mhealth interventions demonstrated statistically significant reduction alcohol consumption still clinically effective treat aud provide patient preference technologically inclined treatment interventions require training users technology literacy barriers identified compared litany positive results