Carmen L. Masson|Ida Q. Chen|Jacob Levine|Michael S. Shopshire|James L. Sorensen
Health-related internet use among opioid treatment patients
University of California, San Francisco|University of California, San Francisco|University of California, San Francisco|University of California, San Francisco|University of California, San Francisco
internet smartphones become commonplace effective overcoming traditional barriers accessing health information substance use disorders sud prevention treatment little known however specific factors may influence use technologies among socioeconomically disadvantaged populations suds study characterized use digital technologies internet among individuals receiving treatment opioid use disorder focusing identifying predictors internet use healthrelated purposes participants came urban opioid replacement therapy program completed facetoface survey internet technology use examined association online health information seeking technology acceptance variables including perceived usefulness effort expectancy social influence facilitating conditions eg availability devicesservices technical support participants n 178 ages 1864 endorsed high rates current smartphone ownership 94 everyday internet use 67 88 participants reported searching online information health medical topics past 3 months predictors internet use healthrelated purposes higher technology acceptance mobile internet use younger age current employment less bodily pain results demonstrate high acceptance use mobile technology internet among sample socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals suds however findings also highlight importance identifying barriers disadvantaged groups face using mobile technologies designing technologybased interventions population