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Making Sense of Negative Findings from Mobile Attention Bias Modification Interventions for Individuals with Addictive Disorders: Quantitative Feasibility Study

Making Sense of Negative Findings from Mobile Attention Bias Modification Interventions for Individuals with Addictive Disorders: Quantitative Feasibility Study

Zhang et al [8], in a review of a mobile cognitive bias intervention, reported that there had been at least 7 studies reporting that using the intervention with new technologies was more effective. However, one study (Robinson et al [9]) examining attention bias modification among smokers reported bias training to be ineffective, as the mobile intervention did not produce any changes in attentional biases.

Melvyn Wb Zhang, Jiangbo Ying, Syidda B Amron, Zaakira Mahreen, Guo Song, Daniel SS Fung, Helen E Smith

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2019;7(11):e16325

Co-designing a Mobile Gamified Attention Bias Modification Intervention for Substance Use Disorders: Participatory Research Study

Co-designing a Mobile Gamified Attention Bias Modification Intervention for Substance Use Disorders: Participatory Research Study

Moreover, Zhang et al [19] also reported at least 17 bias modification apps in the commercial store, but only one app had an academic input. Similarly, in their review of smoking cessation apps, Haskin et al [20] found that only two of the validated apps were amongst the top 50 apps in the app store. It is evident from the review that there is a great divide between academics, developers, and the end users (or patients).

Melvyn Wb Zhang, Sandor Heng, Guo Song, Daniel SS Fung, Helen E Smith

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2019;7(10):e15871

A Smartphone Attention Bias App for Individuals With Addictive Disorders: Feasibility and Acceptability Study

A Smartphone Attention Bias App for Individuals With Addictive Disorders: Feasibility and Acceptability Study

In their review, Zhang et al [25] reported that participatory research design methods have been widely applied in both medicine and psychiatry. For psychiatry, these methods have been applied mainly for perinatal depression, dementia, self-harm, and general and youth mental health issues. Their previous review [14] of attention bias and cognitive bias apps in the published literature and the commercial stores revealed that there is a disconnect between academics and developers.

Melvyn Wb Zhang, Jiangbo Ying, Syidda B Amron, Zaakira Mahreen, Guo Song, Daniel SS Fung, Helen Elizabeth Smith

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2019;7(9):e15465

A Smartphone Attention Bias Intervention for Individuals With Addictive Disorders: Protocol for a Feasibility Study

A Smartphone Attention Bias Intervention for Individuals With Addictive Disorders: Protocol for a Feasibility Study

Since Cristea et al’s meta-analysis [14], Zhang et al [18] conducted a systematic review and reported that attentional biases were present in opioid use and stimulant use disorders. Other studies have evaluated attention bias modification among substance-using individuals. Ziaee et al [19] recruited a sample of opioid users who were on methadone maintenance and found that attentional bias modification led to a reduction in attentional biases, as well as cravings to use, dosing of medications, and relapses.

Melvyn Wb Zhang, Jiangbo Ying, Syidda B Amron, Zaakira Mahreen, Guo Song, Daniel SS Fung, Helen Smith

JMIR Res Protoc 2018;7(11):e11822