Evaluation of Mobile Health apps for Non-Medical Cannabis Use: A Scoping Review
Hayat Sedrati, Zakaria Belrhiti, Chakib Nejjari, Hassan Ghazal
Abstract
Cannabis use represents the most commonly illicit drug intake worldwide. m-Health interventions have the potential to play a key role in the fight against cannabis intake issues. A steadily increasing number of m-Health apps are currently available on commercial app stores to support psychoactive substance users. This study aims at exploring technical and functional characteristics of available m-Health-apps intended for non-medical Cannabis Use and Dependence (CUD). We carried out a scoping review following guidance from Arksey & O’Malley. We searched in Pubmed, Scopus and Web of Science databases end of March 2021. Only five papers fitted our inclusion criteria out of 113 studies. Four out of five included studies reported a decrease of cannabis use and adequate feasibility and acceptability of m-Health apps. Most of these studies used self-reported questionnaires. More studies are need to rigourously assess the usability and effective of m-Health apps for CUD.