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Smartphone apps can provide unprecedented access to real-time ecological momentary interventions (EMIs) delivered in people\u2019s everyday lives.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aims to examine the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary effectiveness of GamblingLess: Curb Your Urge, the first smartphone app\u2013delivered EMI that aims to prevent gambling episodes by reducing craving intensity in people seeking help for gambling problems.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study was a single-arm, 5-week acceptability and feasibility trial (1-week baseline and 4-week intervention periods) involving ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) delivered 3 times daily. The EMAs measured gambling episodes, cravings, and self-efficacy. Web-based evaluations at baseline, postintervention, and 1-month follow-up measured gambling outcomes (severity, cravings, frequency, expenditure, and self-efficacy) and the intervention\u2019s perceived helpfulness, relevance, burden, satisfaction, and impact in relation to gambling cravings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 36 participants, of whom 22\/36 (61%) were male and 34\/36 (94%) were problem gamblers, completed the baseline measures, with 61% (22\/36) completing the postintervention evaluation and 58% (21\/36) completing the follow-up evaluation. The intervention was considered acceptable, as participants perceived all intervention content to be above average in helpfulness and the EMA to be highly relevant but somewhat burdensome. Participants reported that they were satisfied with the intervention and that the intervention improved their knowledge, attitudes, awareness, behavior change, intention to change, and help-seeking behavior for gambling cravings. Regarding the intervention\u2019s feasibility, compliance rates for the EMA (51%) and EMI (15%) were low; however, the intervention was used 166 times, including 59 uses within 60 minutes of EMA completion and 107 on-demand uses. Regarding the intervention\u2019s preliminary effectiveness, descriptive EMA data showed that, compared with the baseline period, 71% and 72% reductions in the average number of gambling episodes and craving occurrences were reported in the intervention period, respectively. In addition, clustered paired-sample two-tailed t tests revealed a significant 5.4% reduction in real-time craving intensity (P=.01) immediately after intervention use, which increased to 10.5% (P=.01), where use was recommended based on craving occurrence. At the group level, significant medium-to-large reductions were observed in mean gambling symptom severity (P=.01 and .003), cravings (P=.03 and .02), frequency (P=.01 and .004), and expenditure (P=.04 and .003) at postintervention and follow-up; moreover, increased mean gambling self-efficacy and craving self-efficacy (P=.01 and .01) were observed at postintervention and increased gambling self-efficacy (P=.04) was observed at follow-up. At the individual level, over a quarter of participants (6\/22, 27% to 10\/21, 48%) could be categorized as recovered or improved regarding their gambling symptom severity and cravings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results support the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary effectiveness of this app-delivered EMI for preventing gambling episodes through craving management in people with gambling problems, which has implications for extending the reach of evidence-based treatment to moments of vulnerability in people\u2019s everyday lives.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2196\/25786","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,31]],"date-time":"2021-01-31T16:58:26Z","timestamp":1612112306000},"page":"e25786","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":42,"title":["A Smartphone-Delivered Ecological Momentary Intervention for Problem Gambling (GamblingLess: Curb Your Urge): Single-Arm Acceptability and Feasibility Trial"],"prefix":"10.2196","volume":"23","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9997-4790","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chloe O","family":"Hawker","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9037-6121","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Stephanie S","family":"Merkouris","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6178-4895","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"George J","family":"Youssef","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8592-2407","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nicki A","family":"Dowling","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1010","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","unstructured":"NealPDelfabbroPO'NeilMProblem gambling and harm: Toward a national definition20052021-03-10MelbourneOffice of Gaming and Racinghttps:\/\/www.gamblingresearch.org.au\/sites\/default\/files\/2019-10\/Problem%20Gambling%20and%20Harm%20-%20Towards%20a%20National%20Definition%202005.pdf"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12889-016-2747-0"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/add.13176"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/a0036207"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/14459795.2017.1304973"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/14651858.CD008937.pub2"},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5694\/mja11.11088"},{"key":"ref8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.addbeh.2014.12.011"},{"key":"ref9","unstructured":"ProductivityCGambling, Report no50. 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