Targeting young drinkers online: the effectiveness of a web-based brief alcohol intervention in reducing heavy drinking among college students: study protocol of a two-arm parallel group randomized controlled trial

Voogt, Carmen; Poelen, Evelien A. P.; Kleinjan, Marloes; Lemmers, Lex; Engels, Rutger C. M. E.

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-11-231

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“…The remaining interventions were carried out in Europe (n = 18, 18%) [52, 53, 55, 56, 60, 61, 70, 81, 95, 98, 102, 104, 110, 116, 119, 127, 128, 148], Australasia (n = 8, 8%) [54, 65, 66, 105, 108, 120, 124, 149], Asia (n = 6, 6%) [64, 67, 71, 72, 107, 114], South America (n = 3, 3%) [69, 79, 83], Africa (n = 1, 1%) [76] and one intervention (1%) was implemented in multiple countries across two continents (USA, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil) [84]. The risk behaviours that were targeted in various intervention countries, separated by studies with young adult male participants only and studies with outcomes stratified by age/sex to include young adult males are shown in Table 2.…”

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A scoping review of risk behaviour interventions in young men

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BackgroundYoung adult males commonly engage in risky behaviours placing them at risk of acute and chronic health conditions. The purpose of this scoping review was to provide an overview of existing literature, describing the interventions targeting risk behaviours in young adult males.MethodsA search of seven electronic databases, grey literature and relevant journals reported in English language until May 2013 was conducted. All interventions that promoted healthy behaviours or reductions in risky behaviours to treat or prevent an associated health issue(s) in young adult males (17-35 years) in upper-middle and high-income countries were included. For inclusion the appropriate age range had to be reported and the sample had to be young adult male participants only or the outcomes reported with stratification by age and/or sex to include young adult males. Risk behaviours included: physical inactivity, poor diet, alcohol use, tobacco smoking, recreational drug use, unsafe sexual behaviours, tanning/sun exposure, violence, unsafe vehicle driving, gambling and self-harm.ResultsThe search strategy identified 16,739 unique citations and the full-text of 1149 studies were retrieved and screened with 100 included studies focussed on: physical inactivity (27%), alcohol use (25%), unsafe sexual behaviour (21%), poor diet (5%), unsafe vehicle driving (5%), tobacco smoking (4%), recreational drug use (2%), and tanning/sun exposure (1%) with no relevant studies targeting violence, gambling or self-harm. Also 10% of the studies targeted multiple risk behaviours. The most common study design was randomized controlled trials (62%). Face-to-face was the most common form of intervention delivery (71%) and the majority were conducted in university/college settings (46%). There were 46 studies (46%) that included young adult male participants only, the remaining studies reported outcomes stratified by age and/or sex.ConclusionRisk behaviours in young men have been targeted to some extent, but the amount of research varies across risk behaviours. There is a need for more targeted and tailored interventions that seek to promote healthy behaviours or decrease risky behaviours in young men.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-957) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Other prevalent settings included military/army (n = 11, 11%) [52, 60, 61, 69, 71, 72, 104, 110, 119, 127, 128] and internet (n = 8, 8%) [45, 85, 92, 113, 132, 139, 148, 149]. Five studies (5%) were delivered in multiple settings [83, 111, 120, 122, 145].…”

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“…El consumo excesivo de alcohol en la población universitaria ha generado gran preocupación (3,20), lo que ha llevado al desarrollo de programas de intervención (15,18,19). Se observó que el nivel medio de la TAS se situaba por encima de los límites legales en Portugal (0,5g/l) (23), situación que demuestra la necesidad de analizar cuidadosamente la problemática en estudio, no solo por los efectos directos, sino también por sus consecuencias, especialmente su asociación con los accidentes de tráfico (3,19,26).…”

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“…Los estudiantes universitarios también han sido objeto de este tipo de intervenciones, especialmente en relación al consumo de alcohol, dado que diversos autores afirman que la situación de los jóvenes respecto al consumo de alcohol es preocupante, particularmente por sus consecuencias, sobre todo en forma de accidentes de tráfico (14,15). Por esta razón, también se han desarrollado programas para abordar esta problemática concreta (16)(17)(18)(19)(20).…”

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Prevención de la conducción bajo efectos del alcohol durante festivales universitarios: proyecto Tú decides

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“…One week after the intervention, participants will receive weekly EMA measurements for 6 months and a final EMA measurement 9 months after the intervention. Both in the pre-tests and post-tests, EMA will be used to assess participants' alcohol use and alcohol-related cognitions (Voogt et al, 2011).…”

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The development of a web-based brief alcohol intervention in reducing heavy drinking among college students: an Intervention Mapping approach

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Kleinjan³

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SUMMARYIn the Netherlands, young adults' drinking practices have become an issue of public concern since their drinking levels are high. Heavy drinking can place young adults at an increased risk for developing shortand long-term health-related problems. Current national alcohol prevention programmes focus mainly on adolescents and their parents and paying less systematic attention to young adults. The present study describes the theory and evidence-based development of a web-based brief alcohol intervention entitled What Do You Drink (WDYD). We applied the Intervention Mapping (IM) protocol to combine theory and evidence in the development and implementation of WDYD. The WDYD intervention aims to detect and reduce heavy drinking of young adults who are willing to decrease their alcohol consumption, preferably below the Dutch guidelines of low-risk drinking. According to the IM protocol, the development of WDYD resulted in a structured intervention. Reducing heavy drinking to low-risk drinking was proposed as the behavioural outcome. Motivational interviewing principles and parts of the I-Change Model were used as methods in the development of WDYD, whereas computer tailoring was selected as main strategy. An effect and a process evaluation of the intervention will be conducted. IM was found to be a practical instrument for developing the WDYD intervention tailored to a specific target population in the area of alcohol prevention.

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Targeting young drinkers online: the effectiveness of a web-based brief alcohol intervention in reducing heavy drinking among college students: study protocol of a two-arm parallel group randomized controlled trial

Cited by 18 publications

References 42 publications

A scoping review of risk behaviour interventions in young men

A scoping review of risk behaviour interventions in young men

Prevención de la conducción bajo efectos del alcohol durante festivales universitarios: proyecto Tú decides

The development of a web-based brief alcohol intervention in reducing heavy drinking among college students: an Intervention Mapping approach

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