Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
1-2008
Journal
Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace
Volume
2
Issue
2
Abstract
Objective: An automated web-based program was developed to deliver a form of motivational enhancement therapy to individuals with drinking problems. The objective of this study was to evaluate its ability to predict user preferences for specific psychoeducational modules based on responses to questionnaire items from the evaluation portion of the program.
Methods: Nine items from three standardized alcohol assessment questionnaires were used to predict viewing of one or more educational modules related to alcohol cessation. The instruments included the Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES), the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), and the Decisional Balance Questionnaire.
Results: Statistically significant associations were found between some of the item scores and module viewing. In general, subjects who viewed a specific educational module more strongly endorsed the putatively related questionnaire items.
Conclusion: Due to a lack of a traditional therapeutic alliance, it can be difficult to engage users in a therapy which is delivered by an automated program. Accurately predicting content preference in real time based on individual user characteristics is a promising strategy for increasing user commitment to the treatment.
APA Citation
Lieberman, D. Z., Massey, S. H., Quiñones Cardona, V., & Williams, K. P. (2008). Predicting Content Preference: Applying Lessons Learned from the Commercial Web to Therapeutic Software. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace, 2 (2). Retrieved from https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/smhs_psych_facpubs/542
Peer Reviewed
1
Open Access
1
