A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of an Internet-Based Alcohol Intervention in a Workplace Setting.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a brief and an intensive self-help alcohol intervention and to assess the feasibility of recruiting to such interventions in a workplace setting. Method: Employees who screened positive for hazardous drinking ( n = 85) received onlin...
| Published in: | International Journal of Behavioral Medicine Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 768 - 778 |
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| Format: | research randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Oct2017
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=125256878&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 125256878 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10705503 7M2 jtl: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine issn: 10705503 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct2017 vid: 24 iid: 5 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 125256878 125256878 144166792 125256878 10.1007/s12529-017-9665-0 125256878 ppf: 768 ppct: 10 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of an Internet-Based Alcohol Intervention in a Workplace Setting. aug: au: Brendryen, Håvar Johansen, Ayna Duckert, Fanny Nesvåg, Sverre affil: The Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine , University of Oslo , Postboks 1039 Blindern 0315 Oslo Norway sug: subj: Alcohol Abuse Therapy Internet Work Environment Randomized Controlled Trials Human Behavioral Changes Support Groups Text Messaging ab: Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a brief and an intensive self-help alcohol intervention and to assess the feasibility of recruiting to such interventions in a workplace setting. Method: Employees who screened positive for hazardous drinking ( n = 85) received online personalized normative feedback and were randomly assigned to one out of two conditions: either they received an e-booklet about the effects of alcohol or they received a self-help intervention comprising 62 web-based, fully automated, and interactive sessions, plus reminder e-mails, and mobile phone text messages (Short Message Service). Results: Two months after baseline, the responders in the intensive condition drank an average of five to six drinks less per week compared to the responders in the brief condition ( B = 5.68, 95% CI = 0.48-10.87, P = .03). There was no significant difference between conditions, using baseline observation carried forward imputation ( B = 2.96, 95% CI = −0.50-6.42, P = .09). Six months after baseline, no significant difference was found, neither based on complete cases nor intent-to-treat ( B = 1.07, 95% CI = −1.29-3.44, P = .37). Challenges with recruitment are thoroughly reported. Conclusion: The study supports the feasibility and the safety of use for both brief and intensive Internet-based self-help in an occupational setting. The study may inform future trials, but due to recruitment problems and low statistical power, the findings are inconclusive in terms of the intensive program being more effective than brief intervention alone. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01931618 pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research randomized controlled trial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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