Evaluating the effectiveness of the smartphone app, Drink Less, compared with the NHS alcohol advice webpage, for the reduction of alcohol consumption among hazardous and harmful adult drinkers in the UK at 6‐month follow‐up: protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Background and Aims: Digital interventions are effective for reducing alcohol consumption but evidence is limited regarding smartphone apps. Drink Less is a theory‐ and evidence‐informed app to help people reduce their alcohol consumption that has been refined in terms of its content and design for...
| Publicado en: | Addiction Vol. 116; no. 2; pp. 412 - 426 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2021
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