Initial prototype testing of Ray's Night Out: A new mobile app targeting risky drinking in young people

Pocuca, Nina; Hides, Leanne; Zelenko, Оksana; Quek, Lake-Hui; Stoyanov, Stoyan; Tulloch, Kristen; Tjondronegoro, Dian; Kavanagh, David J.

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2015.07.033

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“…The app aims to provide users with information, motivation and behavioural skills to set drinking goals to help Ray, an animated red panda, stay below his ‘stupid line’. Young people had created this term to represent the tipping point when a good night out goes bad due to risky alcohol use . The app has been shown to improve young people's alcohol‐related knowledge .…”

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Impact of a brief psychoeducational intervention for reducing alcohol use and related harm in school leavers

Quinn

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Andrade

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Drug and Alcohol Review

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Introduction and Aims. Many young people engage in risky partying behaviours and excessive alcohol use in the transition period following high school graduation. Despite this, there is limited longitudinal research on adolescents before and after school graduation; and limited evaluation of interventions targeting these high-risk periods. The present study aims to address this gap in the literature by examining the impact of brief psychoeducation interventions on substance use, psychological distress and well-being during this important life transition. Design and Methods. Participants were 334 high school leavers (53% female, M age = 17.14) from Queensland, Australia. They received either: (i) a psychoeducation intervention on safe partying behaviours; (ii) a reconstructed version of the psychoeducation intervention; or (iii) a standard health curriculum control. Surveys were conducted at baseline; 2 weeks, immediately following post-graduation celebratory event 'Schoolies'; and 4 months, immediately following university orientation 'O-week'. Results. Significant time by group effects were found for problem drinking, F(2, 227) = 3.07, P < 0.05, and well-being, F(4, 439) = 3.54, P < 0.01. There was stability in problem drinking from baseline to follow-up for the psychoeducation groups but small increases in problem drinking for the control (d = 0.12). Both psychoeducation groups had improvements in well-being scores from baseline to post-Schoolies (d = 0.40; 0.20), which were maintained across time. In contrast, the control condition showed a decrease in well-being scores from baseline to the post O-week follow-up (d = 0.15). Discussion and Conclusions. Brief school-based psychoeducational interventions may result in small improvements in well-being, and possibly stabilise the trajectory of problematic drinking in high-risk environments. [Quinn CA, Hides L, de Andrade D, Pocuca N, Wilson M, Kavanagh DJ. Impact of a brief psychoeducational intervention for reducing alcohol use and related harm in school leavers. Drug Alcohol Rev 2019;38:339-348]

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Impact of a brief psychoeducational intervention for reducing alcohol use and related harm in school leavers

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Andrade

et al. 2019

Drug and Alcohol Review

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“…Despite a large increase in research on electronic interventions in recent years (refer to Multimedia Appendix 1 ), gaps in knowledge remain. Specifically, there is a lack of strong evidence examining the efficacy of mobile phone apps that have been empirically validated with rigorous scientific methods for at-risk drinkers in Australia, especially young males [ 4 , 29 ] and indigenous youths. Youths can be impressionable consumers, and principles of rigorous scientific inquiry should be applied to explore the benefits of the use of health-related apps in this population [ 71 ].…”

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“…In Australia, alcohol is a common substance of dependence for which individuals seek treatment [ 1 ]. Reducing the risk of alcohol-related harm is important in Australia, with a government that takes a harm minimization approach [ 2 - 4 ]. The preferred approach for alcohol interventions in Australia has been to prevent the adverse consequences associated with alcohol consumption rather than banning drinking altogether [ 5 ].…”

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Mobile Phone Apps for Behavioral Interventions for At-Risk Drinkers in Australia: Literature Review

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Burton²

2018

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BackgroundThe mobile technology era has ushered in the use of mobile phone apps for behavioral intervention for at-risk drinkers.ObjectiveOur objective was to review recent research relevant to mobile phone apps that can be used for behavioral intervention for at-risk drinkers in Australia.MethodsThe inclusion criteria for this review were articles published in peer-reviewed journals from 2001 to 2017 with use of the search terms “smartphone application,” “alcohol,” “substance,” “behavioural intervention,” “electronic health,” and “mobile health.”ResultsIn total, we identified 103 abstracts, screened 90 articles, and assessed 50 full-text articles that fit the inclusion criteria for eligibility. We included 19 articles in this review.ConclusionsThis review highlighted the paucity of evidence-based and empirically validated research into effective mobile phone apps that can be used for behavioral interventions with at-risk drinkers in Australia.

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“…Session one of QuikFix comprised AF/I and MI. The MI goal setting content was developed in a series of participatory design workshops with young people [21]. MI strategies were used to engage the young person in a general discussion about their alcohol use on a “good night out”.…”

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Telephone‐based motivational interviewing enhanced with individualised personality‐specific coping skills training for young people with alcohol‐related injuries and illnesses accessing emergency or rest/recovery services: a randomized controlled trial (QuikFix)

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Background and Aims Recent meta‐analyses of motivational interviewing (MI) for reducing risky alcohol use in young people have reported modest effects. Few studies have targeted individual patient factors to increase MI effectiveness. This study determined if MI enhanced with individualised personality‐specific coping skills training (QuikFix) was more efficacious than standard MI or an assessment feedback/information (AF/I) control among young people with alcohol‐related injuries or illnesses. Design and Setting Single‐centre, single‐blind, three‐group superiority randomized controlled trial with 1‐, 3‐, 6‐ and 12‐months follow‐ups. Telephone intervention, Brisbane, Australia. Participants A total of 398 young people (16–25 years; M age = 20.30 years, SD = 2.12; 54% female) with alcohol‐related injuries and/or illnesses were recruited from an emergency department (ED) or rest/recovery service (RRS). Measures The primary outcome was total standard (10 g ethanol) drinks in the past month (Timeline Follow back [TLFB]) at 12 months (primary time point). Secondary outcomes were total drinking days and standard drinks per drinking day (TLFB) in the past month and the frequency of alcohol‐related problems in the past 3 months (Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index). Interventions Young people were randomized to two sessions of QuikFix enhanced with individualised personality‐specific coping skills training (n = 132), two sessions of MI (n = 136) or one session of AF/I (n = 130), all delivered by telehealth. Findings QuikFix resulted in greater reductions (all P < 0.0017) in the primary outcome of total standard drinks (M = 19.50, CI 99.75% = [11.31, 27.68]) than both MI (M = 32.61, CI 99.75% = [24.82, 40.40]; Cohen's D = 0.40) and AF/I (M = 34.12, CI 99.75% = [26.59, 41.65]; D = 0.45) at 12 months (retention n = 324/398, 81%). QuikFix had greater reductions on drinking days (M = 3.16, CI 99.75% = [2.37, 3.96]) than both MI (M = 4.53, CI 99.75% = [3.57, 5.48];D = 0.38) and AF/I (M = 4.69, CI 99.75% = [3.73, 5.65];D = 0.42) and fewer drinks per drinking day (M = 5.02, CI 99.75% = [3.71, 6.33]) than AF/I (M = 7.15, CI 99.75% = [5.93, 8.38;D = 0.47) at 12 months. Conclusions Young people with alcohol‐related injuries and/or illnesses who attended ED and rest/recovery services and received an individualised personality‐specific coping skills training intervention (QuikFix) had greater reductions in the amount of alcohol consumed at 12 months compared with those who received motivational interviewing or an assessment feedback/information intervention.

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Initial prototype testing of Ray's Night Out: A new mobile app targeting risky drinking in young people

Cited by 9 publications

References 13 publications

Impact of a brief psychoeducational intervention for reducing alcohol use and related harm in school leavers

Impact of a brief psychoeducational intervention for reducing alcohol use and related harm in school leavers

Mobile Phone Apps for Behavioral Interventions for At-Risk Drinkers in Australia: Literature Review

Telephone‐based motivational interviewing enhanced with individualised personality‐specific coping skills training for young people with alcohol‐related injuries and illnesses accessing emergency or rest/recovery services: a randomized controlled trial (QuikFix)

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