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2010

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Feasibility Of Using Interactive Voice Response To Monitor Daily Drinking, Moods And Relationship Processes On A Daily Basis In Alcoholic Couples, Howard A. Tennen Mar 2010

Feasibility Of Using Interactive Voice Response To Monitor Daily Drinking, Moods And Relationship Processes On A Daily Basis In Alcoholic Couples, Howard A. Tennen

UCHC Articles - Research

Background

Daily process research on alcohol involvement has used paper-and-pencil and electronic data collection methods, but no studies have yet tested the feasibility of using Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology to monitor drinking, affective, and social interactional processes among alcoholic (ALC) couples. This study tested the feasibility of using IVR with n=54 ALC couples.

Methods

Participants were n=54 couples (probands who met criteria for a past one-year alcohol use disorder and their partners) recruited from a substance abuse treatment center and the local community. Probands and their partners reported on their daily drinking, marital interactions, and moods once a day …