The benefits and challenges of virtual SMART recovery mutual-help groups

Participant and facilitator perspectives

Bibliographic Data

ID14909191
AuthorsAlison Beck (0000-0002-9031-2117, University of Wollongong, corresponding author), Shifra Waks (0000-0002-3743-8327, The University of Sydney), Angela Argent (0000-0002-8546-882X), Frank P Deane (0000-0002-6247-7416, University of Wollongong), Briony Larance (0000-0003-3800-7673, University of Wollongong), Victoria Manning (0000-0003-3908-5980, Eastern Health), Amanda L Baker, Amanda Baker (0000-0001-5806-4419, University of Newcastle Australia), Leanne Hides (0000-0002-4550-8460, The University of Queensland), Peter J Kelly (0000-0003-0500-1865, University of Wollongong)
Year2023
Volume120
Pages104174
Publication date2023-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Drug Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0955-3959 • E-ISSN: 1873-4758
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104174
PMID37659377
OpenAlexW4386344901
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited49

SMART Recovery mutual-help groups provided participants with another option for accessing mutual-help and appealed to different people under different circumstances. Depending on the needs and preferences of the individual, online SMART Recovery mutual-help groups may help to mitigate a range of barriers to help seeking and may also engage people otherwise unable or reluctant to engage in treatment. To inform training, practice and policy, improved understanding of the individual and contextual factors that enhance participant engagement, experience and outcomes is needed

Asynchronous communication · Face-to-face · Facilitator · Focus group · Internet privacy · Medical education · Multimedia · Mutual aid · Sociology · Videoconferencing · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Healthcare Systems and Technology · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation