A systematic review of the use of interactive voice response (IVR) was conducted. IVR is a
telephone interviewing technique in which the human speaker is replaced by a high-quality …

The relationship between alcohol and some of the most prevalent physical and mental
health issues of older adulthood and the fact that a large percentage (up to 60% in …

Capturing naturalistic human experience is a fundamental challenge for researchers in
psychology and related fields. Fortunately, as demonstrated by the broad scope of this …

Recent research has suggested that practicing small acts of self-control can lead to an
improvement in self-control performance. Because smoking cessation requires self-control, it …

The limitations of paper-and-pencil self-monitoring (PM) are leading to the use of more
sophisticated techniques. PM was compared with cellular phone monitoring (CM) to collect …

Objective: This study assesses the validity of daily self-reported drinking data obtained using
an automated touch-tone interactive voice response (IVR) system. Method: Subjects (N= 30) …

The major objective of this study was to compare near real-time daily alcohol consumption
data over the course of 366 consecutive days with retrospective reports by means of the …

The authors assessed temporal relationships among alcohol use, aggression, and mood
using daily data from 179 college women. Participants called an interactive voice response …

The timeline follow-back instrument (TLFB) is a valid and reliable method of quantifying
alcohol use patterns. The use of this instrument has been expanded to assess other …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of emergency practitioner–performed brief
intervention for hazardous/harmful drinkers in reducing alcohol consumption and negative …