TY - JOUR
T1 - Web-based alcohol prevention for incoming college students
T2 - A randomized controlled trial
AU - Hustad, John T.P.
AU - Barnett, Nancy P.
AU - Borsari, Brian
AU - Jackson, Kristina M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for this study was provided by a Research Excellence Award from the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) at Brown University to Dr. Hustad. CAAS had no role in the study procedures, data collection, data analysis or interpretation of the results, manuscript preparation, or the decision to submit this manuscript for publication. This work was also supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Grants T32-AA07459 to Dr. Hustad and AA015518 to Dr. Borsari. NIAAA had no role in the study procedures, data collection, data analysis or interpretation of the results, manuscript preparation, or the decision to submit this manuscript for publication.
Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Donna Darmody for her assistance with recruitment. This work was supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Grants T32-AA07459 and a Research Excellence Award from the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University to Dr. Hustad and AA015518 to Dr. Borsari. The contents of this manuscript do not represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Government.
PY - 2010/3
Y1 - 2010/3
N2 - College students are an at-risk population based on their heavy alcohol consumption and associated consequences. First-year students are at particular risk due to greater freedom and access to alcohol on campus. Web-based (electronic) interventions (e-interventions) are being rapidly adopted as a universal approach to prevent high-risk drinking, but have not been well evaluated. The objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the two most widely adopted EIs, AlcoholEdu and The Alcohol eCHECKUP TO GO (e-Chug), in reducing both alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences in incoming college students. To do so, we conducted a 3-group randomized trial (N = 82) comparing AlcoholEdu and e-Chug to an assessment-only control group. Compared to the assessment-only control group, participants in the AlcoholEdu and e-Chug groups reported lower levels of alcohol use across multiple measures at 1-month follow-up. Participants who received AlcoholEdu showed significantly fewer lower alcohol-related consequences than assessment-only controls, while there was a trend for reduced consequences in participants who received e-Chug versus assessment-only. Findings indicate that e-intervention is a promising prevention approach to address the problem of college student alcohol consumption, especially for campuses that have limited resources.
AB - College students are an at-risk population based on their heavy alcohol consumption and associated consequences. First-year students are at particular risk due to greater freedom and access to alcohol on campus. Web-based (electronic) interventions (e-interventions) are being rapidly adopted as a universal approach to prevent high-risk drinking, but have not been well evaluated. The objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the two most widely adopted EIs, AlcoholEdu and The Alcohol eCHECKUP TO GO (e-Chug), in reducing both alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences in incoming college students. To do so, we conducted a 3-group randomized trial (N = 82) comparing AlcoholEdu and e-Chug to an assessment-only control group. Compared to the assessment-only control group, participants in the AlcoholEdu and e-Chug groups reported lower levels of alcohol use across multiple measures at 1-month follow-up. Participants who received AlcoholEdu showed significantly fewer lower alcohol-related consequences than assessment-only controls, while there was a trend for reduced consequences in participants who received e-Chug versus assessment-only. Findings indicate that e-intervention is a promising prevention approach to address the problem of college student alcohol consumption, especially for campuses that have limited resources.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.10.012
DO - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.10.012
M3 - Article
C2 - 19900763
AN - SCOPUS:71849094740
SN - 0306-4603
VL - 35
SP - 183
EP - 189
JO - Addictive Behaviors
JF - Addictive Behaviors
IS - 3
ER -