Smartphone Application for Unhealthy Alcohol Use: A Pilot Study

Bertholet, Nicolas; Daeppen, Jean‐Bernard; McNeely, Jennifer; Kushnir, Vladyslav; Cunningham, John A.

doi:10.1080/08897077.2017.1281860

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“…Although prior studies have examined how alcohol-related posting on social media is related to consumption, social-media based alcohol interventions have not been tested [29][30][31]. Existing alcohol-focused interventions have been targeted mainly at college students and have been conducted via websites or smartphone applications rather than through social media [32][33][34].…”

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Development of a social media-based intervention targeting tobacco use and heavy episodic drinking in young adults

Ramo

Meacham

Kaur

et al. 2019

Addict Sci Clin Pract

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Background: Tobacco use and heavy episodic drinking (HED) commonly co-occur in young adults. We developed and tested usability of the Smoking Tobacco and Drinking (STAND) intervention for young adults delivered on Facebook. Methods: To inform the intervention, focus groups were held with 25 young adults age 18 to 25 (12% female; Mean age = 20.4) who smoked cigarettes and reported at least one HED episode in the past month. Facebook intervention posts (N = 180) were tailored to readiness to quit smoking, and tested in two private Facebook behavioral change groups (Ready, Not Ready) with N = 29 young adults (10% female; Mean age = 20.8). Participants flagged posts in need of change, and we assessed engagement (comment frequency). Results: Focus groups revealed preference for changing one substance at a time and greater receptivity to quitting smoking than reducing drinking. Mean comments per post were 5.3 (SD = 1.1) in Ready groups and 11.7 (SD = 5.1) in Not Ready groups; 94/180 (52.2%) posts were flagged for change. The level of engagement and the flagging of posts for change did not differ by group or by whether the post targeted tobacco, alcohol, or both substances combined (all p > .10). Overall, STAND was rated as easy to understand, providing sound advice, worthy of recommendation, and helpful (all agreement 100% among Ready; 50-70% among Not Ready). Conclusions: The current findings informed development of a social media-based intervention targeting tobacco and alcohol use in young adults. Although there was greater interest in making changes in smoking than drinking behavior, receptivity and acceptability of the Facebook post messages in the STAND intervention was high overall. The intervention is being further refined for evaluation in a larger trial. Trial registration Name of the registry Smoking Tobacco and Drinking Study (STAND); Trial registration number NCT03163303; Date of registration 5/23/17; URL of trial registry record https ://clini caltr ials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03 16330 3.

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Development of a social media-based intervention targeting tobacco use and heavy episodic drinking in young adults

Ramo

Meacham

Kaur

et al. 2019

Addict Sci Clin Pract

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“…Other groups have combined self-report with mobile app-based interventions as well. Bertholet (2017) developed a mobile app-based intervention for reducing alcohol consumption [53]. Monitoring capabilities of the app included a self-report alcohol monitoring tool and BAL calculator, while intervention capabilities included personal feedback on alcohol use patterns, a designated driver tool and educational modules.…”

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mHealth for the Detection and Intervention in Adolescent and Young Adult Substance Use Disorder

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“…We developed a secondary prevention smartphone application intended for individuals screened with unhealthy alcohol use, tested it in pilot studies, and showed that the application was generally acceptable to users and that its use was associated with reduced alcohol consumption [7,9].…”

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“…The present study is proposed to test an intervention developed based on the latter proactive secondary prevention smartphone application, taking into account the limitations observed during the pilot studies [7,9]. The smartphone application has been modified iteratively, involving members of the study target population (i.e.…”

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Smartphone-based secondary prevention intervention for university students with unhealthy alcohol use identified by screening: study protocol of a parallel group randomized controlled trial

Bertholet

Schmutz

Grazioli

et al. 2020

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Background: Unhealthy alcohol use is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among young people, including university students. Delivering secondary prevention interventions against unhealthy alcohol use is challenging. Information technology has the potential to reach large parts of the general population. The present study is proposed to test a proactive secondary prevention smartphone-based intervention against unhealthy alcohol use. Methods: This is a parallel-group, randomized controlled trial (1:1 allocation ratio) among 1696 university students with unhealthy alcohol use, identified by screening and followed up at 3, 6, and 12 months. Participants will be randomized to receive access to a smartphone-based intervention or to a no intervention control condition. The primary outcome will be self-reported volume of alcohol drunk over the past 30 days, reported as the mean number of standard drinks per week over the past 30 days, measured at 6 months. Secondary outcomes will be number of heavy drinking days over the past 30 days, at 6 months. Additional outcomes will be maximum number of drinks on any day over the past 30 days, alcohol-related consequences (measured using the Short Inventory of Problems (SIP-2R), and academic performance. Discussion: The aim of this trial is to close the evidence gap on the efficacy of smartphone-based secondary prevention interventions. If proven effective, smartphone-based interventions have the potential to reach a large portion of the population, completing what is available on the Internet.

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Smartphone Application for Unhealthy Alcohol Use: A Pilot Study

Cited by 21 publications

References 30 publications

Development of a social media-based intervention targeting tobacco use and heavy episodic drinking in young adults

Development of a social media-based intervention targeting tobacco use and heavy episodic drinking in young adults

mHealth for the Detection and Intervention in Adolescent and Young Adult Substance Use Disorder

Smartphone-based secondary prevention intervention for university students with unhealthy alcohol use identified by screening: study protocol of a parallel group randomized controlled trial

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