Evidence That a Volitional Help Sheet Reduces Alcohol Consumption Among Smokers: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Evidence That a Volitional Help Sheet Reduces Alcohol Consumption Among Smokers: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
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10.1016/j.beth.2014.12.003
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2015-05-01
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3.7
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Armitage, Christopher J.
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作者：
Armitage, Christopher J.
与普通人群相比，吸烟者在酒精方面的问题更严重，部分原因是吸烟对酒精消费的影响。本研究旨在测试实施意向的能力，以减少吸烟者的酒精消费。65名吸烟者(37名女性，28名男性；年龄33.77岁，SD=9.69)被随机分配到积极控制条件下(n=31)，或被要求使用自愿帮助表形成实施意图(n=34)。结果测量结果是随后的酒精摄入量，在基线后1个月测量。干预组的饮酒量明显减少，而对照组的饮酒量没有明显下降。在研究结束时，干预组的饮酒量显著减少，每周减少2.00个标准单位(即16克酒精)，但在积极控制条件下(d=0.63)，饮酒量略有增加(每周增加0.46个标准单位)。这一发现支持了自愿帮助单在减少吸烟者饮酒方面的有效性。需要进一步的研究来完善意志性帮助表，并探索其在其他高危群体中的有效性。
Cigarette smokers have greater problems with alcohol than members of the general population, due partly to the influence of smoking on alcohol consumption. The present study was designed to test the ability of implementation intentions to reduce alcohol consumption among cigarette smokers. Sixty-five smokers (37 women, 28 men; age M = 33.77, SD = 9.69) were randomly allocated to an active control condition (n = 31) or were asked to form implementation intentions using a volitional help sheet (n = 34). The outcome measure was subsequent alcohol intake, measured 1-month postbaseline. There was a significant decrease in alcohol consumption in the intervention group but not in the control condition. At the end of the study, alcohol consumption had decreased significantly, by 2.00 standard units (i.e., 16 grams alcohol) per week in the intervention group, but had increased marginally (by 0.46 standard units per week) in the active control condition (d = 0.63). The findings support the efficacy of the volitional help sheet to reduce alcohol consumption among smokers. Further research is needed to refine the volitional help sheet and explore its efficacy among other at-risk groups.