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Web-based screening and brief intervention for hazardous drinking: a double blind randomized controlled trial

Kypri, Kypros, Saunders, John B., Williams, Sheila M., McGee, Rob O., Langley, John D., Cashell‐Smith, Martine L., Gallagher, Stephen J.·2004·Addiction
DOI 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00847.x
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Background Strong evidence exists for the efficacy of screening and brief intervention for reducing hazardous drinking. However, problems have been highlighted with respect to its implementation in health‐care systems, not least of which is a reluctance of some doctors to discuss alcohol proactively with their patients. Aims To determine the efficacy of a novel web‐based screening and brief intervention (e‐SBI) to reduce hazardous drinking. Design A double‐blind randomized controlled trial. Setting A university student health service. Participants A total of 167 students (17–26 years) were recruited in the reception area and completed a 3‐minute web‐based screen including the Alcohol Use Disorder Identifiation Test (AUDIT) questionnaire. Of these, 112 tested positive, and 104 (52 females) who consented to follow‐up were included in the trial. Measurements Drinking frequency, typical occasion quantity, total volume, heavy episode frequency (females > 80 g ethanol, males > 120 g ethanol), number of personal problems, an academic problems score. Intervention Participants were randomized to 10–15 minutes of web‐based assessment and personalized feedback on their drinking (intervention, n = 51) or to a leaflet‐only control group (n = 53). Findings Mean baseline AUDIT scores for control and intervention groups were 16.6 (SD = 6.0) and 16.6 (SD = 5.7). At 6 weeks, participants receiving e‐SBI reported significantly lower total consumption (geometric mean ratio = 0.74; 95% confidence interval: 0.56–0.96), lower heavy episode frequency (0.63; 0.42–0.92) and fewer personal problems (0.70; 0.54–0.91). At 6 months personal problems remained lower (0.76; 0.60–0.97), although consumption did not differ significantly. At 6 months, academic problems were lower in the intervention group relative to controls (0.72; 0.51–1.02). Conclusions e‐SBI reduced hazardous drinking among university students, to an extent similar to that found for practitioner‐delivered brief interventions in the general population. e‐SBI offers promise as a strategy to reduce alcohol‐related harm in a way that is non‐intrusive, appealing to the target group, and capable of being incorporated into primary care. Research is required to replicate the findings, to determine the duration of intervention effects, and to investigate the mechanisms by which the intervention operates.

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Authors
Kypri, K., Saunders, J. B., Williams, S. M., McGee, R. O., Langley, J. D., Cashell‐Smith, M. L., & Gallagher, S. J.
Affiliations
  • University of Otago (NZ)
  • The University of Queensland (AU)
Corresponding author
Kypri, Kypros
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Venue
Addiction
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2004-08-24
Volume
99
Issue
11
Pages
1410-1417
ISSN
  • 0965-2140 (ISSN-L)
  • 1360-0443
DOI
10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00847.x
OpenAlex
W1968732844
Cited by
287
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25
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2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 22 · 2014: 23 · 2013: 19 · 2012: 27
FWCI
10.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Addiction (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion)
  • NOVA (University of Newcastle Australia) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
Keywords
hazardous drinking, university students, alcohol consumption, personalized feedback, AUDIT questionnaire, alcohol-related harm, academic difficulties
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Alcohol Drinking, Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted, Double-Blind Method, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Mass Screening, Psychotherapy, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk, Students, Internet

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