The Design of a Digital Behaviour Change Intervention for Third-Level Student Illicit Substance Use: A Persona Building Approach

Dick, Samantha; Heavin, Ciara; Vasiliou, Vasilis; Davoren, Martin P.; Dockray, Samantha; Linehan, Conor; Byrne, Michael

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“…A total of 8 persona building workshops with 31 students were conducted in phase 1. The findings from these workshops have been published elsewhere [ 54 ]. The student survey was distributed to 3770 UCC students in October 2018.…”

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A Digital Substance-Use Harm Reduction Intervention for Students in Higher Education (MyUSE): Protocol for Project Development

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Davoren³

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JMIR Res Protoc

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Background Digital interventions have been identified as a possible tool for reducing the harm caused by illicit drug use among students attending higher education (ie, college students). However, the success of interventions in this area has been hampered by a lack of user involvement and behavior change theory in their design. The My Understanding of Substance use Experiences (MyUSE) project combines a rigorous user-centered design (UCD) methodology and a robust behavioral change framework to develop a digitally delivered harm reduction intervention for illicit drug use among students in higher education. Objective This project aims to design and develop a digital intervention that targets drug use–related harm among students in higher education. Methods The MyUSE project will take place over 3 phases. The first phase was exploratory in nature, involving 3 systematic reviews, a large survey, and student workshops to gather a comprehensive evidence base to guide the project. The second phase is the development stage of the project, involving the use of the Behavior Change Wheel theoretical framework to determine the behavior change techniques of the intervention and the use of the UCD methodology to guide the development of the digital intervention. The third phase is the evaluation stage, whereby the intervention will undergo a 5-stage evaluation process to comprehensively evaluate its impacts. Results The exploratory phase 1 of the MyUSE project was completed in December 2018. Phase 2 is currently underway, and phase 3 is due to begin in September 2020. Conclusions Higher education institutions (HEIs) are ideally placed to intervene and support students in the area of illicit drug use but are constrained by limited resources. Current digital interventions in this area are sparse and have several weaknesses. The MyUSE project combines a UCD approach with a robust behavior change framework to develop a digitally delivered intervention that is economically viable, effective in changing behavior, usable and acceptable to students, and able to sustain long-term implementation in HEIs. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/17829

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“…Participants identified 5 distinct drug use archetypes: (1) the social butterfly, (2) the high achiever, (3) the pleasure seeker, (4) the approval seeker, and (5) the health enthusiast. Full details of the workshops are presented elsewhere [ 54 ].…”

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A Digital Substance-Use Harm Reduction Intervention for Students in Higher Education (MyUSE): Protocol for Project Development

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Davoren³

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“…(3) the pleasure seeker, (4) the approval seeker, and ( 5) the health enthusiast. Full details of the workshops are presented elsewhere [54].…”

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A Digital Substance-Use Harm Reduction Intervention for Students in Higher Education (MyUSE): Protocol for Project Development (Preprint)

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Vasiliou²,

Davoren³

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BACKGROUND Digital interventions have been identified as a possible tool in the reduction of harm from illicit drug use among students attending higher education (i.e. college students). However intervention success in this area to date has been hampered by a lack of user involvement and behavior change theory in their design. The MiUSE project will combine a rigorous user-centered design methodology, with robust behavioral change theories to develop a digital harm-reduction intervention for illicit drug use among students in higher education. OBJECTIVE The objective of this project is to design and develop a digital intervention that targets drug use related harm in higher education students. METHODS The MiUSE project will take place over three phases. The first phase, was exploratory in nature; involving the conduct of three systematic reviews, the administration of a large survey, and the conduct of student workshops to gather a comprehensive evidence base to guide the project. The second phase is the development stage of the project, involving the use of the Behavior Change Wheel theoretical model to determine the behavioral change components of the intervention, and the use of the User Centered Design methodology to guide the development of the digital intervention. The third phase is the evaluation stage, whereby the intervention will undergo a five-stage evaluation process to comprehensively evaluate its impacts. RESULTS The exploratory phase 1 of the MiUSE project was completed in December 2018. Phase 2 is currently underway, and Phase 3 is due to begin in June 2020. CONCLUSIONS Higher education institutions are ideally placed to intervene and support students in the area of illicit drug use, but are constrained by limited resources. Current digital interventions in this area are sparse, and have several weaknesses. The MiUSE project draws on learnings from previous work, utilizing robust methodologies in an attempt to develop a digital intervention that is economically viable, effective in changing behavior, usable and acceptable to students, and able to sustain long-term implementation in higher education institutions.

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“…Secondly, we will consider tackling the challenge of user engagement using design strategies. As Dick and colleagues [3] purport, low efficacy of interventions may be due to a lack of end-user involvement in the beginning stages of intervention development. Inclusion of end-users in the process of BCSS design has been shown to increase intervention relevancy for the intended population, boosting user engagement in the intervention itself.…”

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“…Inclusion of end-users in the process of BCSS design has been shown to increase intervention relevancy for the intended population, boosting user engagement in the intervention itself. Through exploratory workshops consisting of end-users and experts, "personas" for intervention content were created [3]. This is analogous to the stories of virtual patients to impact healthcare provider referral behaviors for an online intervention.…”

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Introduction to the Minitrack on Health Behavior Change Support Systems

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Oinas-Kukkonen²,

Iyengar³

2020

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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The Design of a Digital Behaviour Change Intervention for Third-Level Student Illicit Substance Use: A Persona Building Approach

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A Digital Substance-Use Harm Reduction Intervention for Students in Higher Education (MyUSE): Protocol for Project Development

A Digital Substance-Use Harm Reduction Intervention for Students in Higher Education (MyUSE): Protocol for Project Development

A Digital Substance-Use Harm Reduction Intervention for Students in Higher Education (MyUSE): Protocol for Project Development (Preprint)

Introduction to the Minitrack on Health Behavior Change Support Systems

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