Intervenciones de mHealth para reducir el impacto del consumo de sustancias en jóvenes: una revisión sistemática.

The aim of the present systematic review was to examine the characteristics of mHealth interventions focused on reducing substance use, negative consequences or increasing protective behavioural strategies use in young adult population. Interventions were categorized according to the format of implementation (i. e., messages, web page or apps). We identified 29 interventions. Interventions delivered by messages and web pages impacted on the three dependent variables analysed. None of the interventions delivered by app showed significant changes. Most of the interventions were intended for college students and focused on alcohol consumption. Our results stand out the need to develop and evaluate interventions for noncollege population and focused on substances different to alcohol. The evidence provided could be a useful for designing mHealth interventions focused on reduce substance use among young people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]