Web-based norms for the Drinker Inventory of Consequences from the Drinker's Checkup

Hester, Reid K.; Squires, Daniel D.

doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2007.10.005

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“…After adjusting for differences in sample size, the average age of the Internet-based drinking assessment user, based on a pooled sample of 45,986 drinkers, was 32.1 years. In contrast to free assessments, the average age of drinkers willing to pay $25 to be assessed was considerably higher at 48.2 (Hester & Squires, 2008). With respect to sex, males appeared more often at most of the sites studied, and when differences in sample size are accounted for, men appear in greater numbers at pay-per-use (60%) (Hester & Squires, 2008), and free online assessments (65.2%, N= 47,550).…”

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A review of computer-based alcohol problem services designedfor the general public

Vernon

2010

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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This review summarizes the literature on computer-based drinking assessment and intervention programs evaluated using members of the general public. The primary aims were to summarize the demand, usage, and effectiveness of these services. A systematic search of the literature identified seven on-line drinking assessments and eight computerized interventions that were evaluated using members of the general public. Internet assessment users tend to be in their early thirties, are more often male, tend to be at risk for or are experiencing alcohol-related problems, more fully explore assessment sites and are more likely to enroll in interventions linked to these sites when their drinking problem is more severe. Although drop-out from computer-based interventions is often very high and treatment models vary widely program completers appear to show improvements.

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“…In contrast, drinkers appear much less willing to pay for an Internet-based assessment. As Hester and Squires (2008) have reported, an average of only 400 drinkers pay for access to their pay-per-use site (www.drinkerscheckup.com) yearly.…”

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A review of computer-based alcohol problem services designedfor the general public

Vernon

2010

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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“…The reduction in DrInC scores is clinically significant. Using DrInC norms from our online Drinker’s Check-up (Hester & Squires, 2008), study participants at baseline were at the 54 th percentile for women and 65 th percentile for men. At 12 months, they were at the 29 th and 38 th percentiles, respectively.…”

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“…The reduction in problems shown in Figure 2 for the MD + MM group is clinically significant. Using Hester & Squires (2008) DrInC norms, the females were at the 57 th percentile and the males were at the 65 th percentile at baseline. At 12 months they had dropped down to the 24 th percentile and 30 th percentile for women and men, respectively.…”

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ModerateDrinking.Com and moderation management: Outcomes of a randomized clinical trial with non-dependent problem drinkers.

Hester

Delaney

Campbell

2011

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based protocol, Moderate Drinking (MD) (www.moderatedrinking.com) combined with use of the online resources of Moderation Management (MM) (www.moderation.org) as opposed to the use of the online resources of MM alone. Method We randomly assigned 80 problem drinkers to either the experimental or control group with follow-ups at 3, 6, and 12 months. Results Seventy-five participants (94%) had outcome data at one or more follow-up points and 59 (73%) were assessed at all three follow-ups. Comparing baseline measures to the average outcomes at follow-ups indicated a significant overall reduction in both groups in alcohol-related problems and consumption variables. Compared to the control group, the experimental group had better outcomes on percent days abstinent (PDA). There was an interaction between intensity of drinking at baseline and treatment in determining outcomes assessing drinking. Less heavy drinkers in the experimental group had better outcomes on log Mean BAC per drinking day compared to the control group. Heavier drinkers did not differentially benefit from the MD program on this measure. Mixed model analyses in general corroborated these outcomes. Conclusion The outcome data provide partial evidence for the effectiveness of the MD web application combined with MM, compared to the effectiveness of the resources available online at MM by themselves.

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“…While there are no norms yet for the InDUC, we have norms for the DrInC from our online Drinker’s Check-up [33,34]. The only difference between the two instruments is that the InDUC adds the words “or drugs” to the questions.…”

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Overcoming Addictions, a Web-Based Application, and SMART Recovery, an Online and In-Person Mutual Help Group for Problem Drinkers, Part 1: Three-Month Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Hester¹,

Lenberg²,

Campbell³

et al. 2013

J Med Internet Res

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BackgroundOvercoming Addictions (OA) is an abstinence-oriented, cognitive behavioral, Web application based on the program of SMART Recovery. SMART Recovery is an organization that has adapted empirically supported treatment strategies for use in a mutual help framework with in-person meetings, online meetings, a forum, and other resources.ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of OA and SMART Recovery (SR) with problem drinkers who were new to SMART Recovery. Our experimental hypotheses were: (1) all groups will reduce their drinking and alcohol/drug-related consequences at follow-up compared to their baseline levels, (2) the OA condition will reduce their drinking and alcohol/drug-related consequences more than the control group (SR), and (3) the OA+SR condition will reduce their drinking and alcohol/drug-related consequences more than the control group (SR only).MethodsWe recruited 189 heavy problem drinkers primarily through SMART Recovery’s website and in-person meetings throughout the United States. We randomly assigned participants to (1) OA alone, (2) OA+attend SMART Recovery (SR) meetings (OA+SR), or (3) attend SR only. Baseline and follow-ups were conducted via GoToMeeting sessions with a Research Assistant (RA) and the study participant. We interviewed significant others to corroborate the participant’s self-report. Primary outcome measures included percent days abstinent (PDA), mean drinks per drinking day (DDD), and alcohol/drug-related consequences.ResultsThe intent-to-treat analysis of the 3-month outcomes supported the first hypothesis but not the others. Participants in all groups significantly increased their percent days abstinent from 44% to 72% (P<.001), decreased their mean drinks per drinking day from 8.0 to 4.6 (P<.001), and decreased their alcohol/drug-related problems (P<.001). Actual use relationships were found for the OA groups, between SR online meetings and improvement in PDA (r=.261, P=.033). In addition in the OA groups, the number of total sessions of support (including SR & other meetings, counselor visits) was significantly related to PDA (r=.306, P=012) and amount of improvement in alcohol-related problems (r=.305, P=.012). In the SR only group, the number of face-to-face meetings was significantly related to all three dependent variables, and predicted increased PDA (r=.358, P=.003), fewer mean DDD (r=-.250, P=.039), and fewer alcohol-related problems (r=-.244, P=.045), as well as to the amount of improvement in all three of these variables. Six-month follow-ups have been completed, and the results are currently being analyzed.ConclusionsThese results support our first experimental hypothesis but not the second or third. All groups significantly increased their PDA and decreased both their mean DDD and their alcohol-related problems, which indicates that both interventions being investigated were equally effective in helping people recover from their problem drinking.Trial RegistrationClinicaltrials.gov NCT01389297; http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01389297 (Archived by ...

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Web-based norms for the Drinker Inventory of Consequences from the Drinker's Checkup

Cited by 9 publications

References 8 publications

A review of computer-based alcohol problem services designedfor the general public

A review of computer-based alcohol problem services designedfor the general public

ModerateDrinking.Com and moderation management: Outcomes of a randomized clinical trial with non-dependent problem drinkers.

Overcoming Addictions, a Web-Based Application, and SMART Recovery, an Online and In-Person Mutual Help Group for Problem Drinkers, Part 1: Three-Month Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial

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