The Drinker’s Check-up: 12-month outcomes of a controlled clinical trial of a stand-alone software program for problem drinkers

A randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness evaluation of ‘booster’ interventions to sustain increases in physical activity in middle-aged adults in deprived urban neighbourhoods

“…The consultations replicated a brief MI method designed for time-limited consultations in medical settings and which had already been successfully employed to change health-related behaviours. 23,24 During the full booster consultations, strategies were worked through at a pace dictated by the participant and the menu used to structure information exchange without being prescriptive.…”

Computer-Assisted Delivery of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Addiction: A Randomized Trial of CBT4CBT

“…Much of this work has been done in the area of smoking, where several randomized trials of predominantly cognitive-behavioral interventions or self-help guidelines delivered via computers/internet have indicated positive effects on quit rates or attempts (27)(28)(29). Computerassisted brief motivational approaches and self-control training programs have shown promise in randomized controlled trials with problem drinkers (30,31) and college students (32). A computer-based HIV/AIDS education program was more effective than counselor-provided education in helping injection drug users learn and retain information about HIV, although both approaches were comparable in reducing HIV risk behaviors (33).…”

The Psychostimulant Check‐Up: A pilot study of a brief intervention to reduce illicit stimulant use

“…In a subsequent study, those receiving the check-up reported lower weekly consumption, lower peak blood alcohol concentrations and fewer drinking days per week than the wait-list control at 6 week follow up and maintained these reductions at 12 month follow up [22]. A computer-delivered version of the DCU has since been developed and shown to reduce drinking, dependence and negative consequences compared with wait-list control and maintained up to 12 months [23].…”