Papers and Presentations

In our ongoing effort to improve the efficacy of our software programs, V-CC Research and Development teams continually analyze and assess cumulative data from our software applications.

Reports and clinical studies, available to the general public, are designed to enhance the understanding of how electronic disease management tools and services can provide low-cost, high reach and 24/7 accessible solutions that improve the daily health of consumers.

The following papers and clinical presentations are available in Adobe .PDF format and can be sent directly to your email address. Please note that we respect your privacy and your email address will not be made available to third parties.

Research Categories
• Depression, Panic and Anxiety
• Online Social Networking
• Problem Drinking
• Smoking Cessation
• Web-Based Disease Management (General)

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Depression, Panic and Anxiety

  Usage and Longitudinal Effectiveness on a Web-Based Self-Help Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program for Panic Disorder (March, 2005)
  Rx Product Usage among Users of a Web-Based Anxiety Management Program (March, 2004)
  A Web-Based Screening Instrument for Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care (September, 2003)
  Web-Based Collaborative Disease Management for Anxiety Disorders (March, 2003)

Online Social Networking

  An online support group for problem drinkers: AlcoholHelpCenter.net (December, 2008)
  Smokers' Helpline Online - Cessation Support via the Internet (December, 2006 )
  Online Support Groups as Social Support Networks for Problem Drinkers (November, 2006 )
  Helping Quitters When and Where they need it most? Challenges and Learnings in Building and Growing the Canadian Cancer Society's Web-Assisted Tobacco Intervention "Smokers Helpline Online" Support Group (October, 2006)
  Smoking Cessation Support Groups:The Future of Self-Help? (February, 2004)
  Moderated Internet Support Groups:High Reach, Accessible & Cost Effective (May, 2005)

Problem Drinking

  Integrated online services for smokers and drinkers? Use of the Check Your Drinking assessment screener by participants of the Stop Smoking Center (December, 2006)
  Formative Evaluation and Three-Month Follow-Up of an Online Personalized Assessment Feedback Intervention for Problem Drinkers (April, 2006)

Smoking Cessation

  Access Patterns and Demographic Characteristics from 418 Enrollees of an Employer Based Web-Assisted Smoking Cessation Program (July, 2006)
  Perceived Barriers to Quitting Smoking by 759 Online Smokers (March, 2005)
  NRT and Buproprion Use among Users of a Web-Based Smoking Cessation Support Group (March, 2004)
  Challenges in Collecting Data for Web-Based Smoking Cessation Research (January, 2004)
  Systems Approach to Clinical Interventions with Pregnant Smokers (December, 2003)
  Continuous Abstinence, Slips and Relapse for 1,238 Users of a Web-based Smoking Cessation Program (December, 2003)
  Web-Assisted Smoking Cessation: High Reach, Sustainable and Effective (December, 2003)
  Web-Based Smoking Cessation: Reach and Quit Rates (August, 2003)
  Demographics, Characteristics and Stages of Change Status among Users of a Web-Based Smoking Cessation Program (November, 2002)

Web-based Disease Management (General)

  Determining the Validity of Self-Reported Dependence and Treatment Data Collected via the World Wide Web: Legitimacy, Legality and Limitations (June, 2006)
  Co-Morbidity of mood and Anxiety Disorders Among 750 Registrants of an Online Smoking Cessation Program (June, 2005)
  Web-Based Collaborative Disease Management and Health Behaviour Change (March, 2003)

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