Short Message Service (SMS) Technology in Alcohol Research-A Feasibility Study
Short Message Service (SMS) Technology in Alcohol Research-A Feasibility Study
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DOI：
10.1093/alcalc/agp033
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发表时间：
2009-07-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Robert, Benjamin
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作者：
Kuntsche, Emmanuel;Robert, Benjamin
目的：本研究的目的是描述结合使用互联网和短信技术来评估酒精使用的可行性、优点和局限性，并测试晚上（即在可能的饮酒事件之前）发送的短信是否改变了受访者的评估，第二天对饮酒数量的评估。参与者：通过面对面接触、电子邮件和互联网广告招募了70名年轻人（平均年龄22.7岁）。设计和设置：参与者通过互联网完成了基线评估，并被随机分配到两个条件（有和没有晚上短信）。在四个周末，周五和周六晚上，通过第二天发送到参与者手机的短信问题来评估饮酒情况。结果：在所有三种招募条件下均获得了较高的留存率（总计75%）。短信调查中显示的饮料数量与通过互联网评估的通常数量密切相关，并且没有因是否在晚上发送额外的短信问题而有所不同。结论：新方法具有传统日记的一些优点，但克服了大多数局限性：它易于使用，成本效益高，适合大规模调查。应用限制和进一步的发展进行了讨论。
Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the feasibility, advantages and limitations of the combined use of Internet and SMS technology to assess alcohol use, and to test whether an SMS sent in the evening (i.e. prior to a possible drinking event) changed the respondents' assessment, made on the following day, of the number of drinks consumed. Participants: Seventy young adults (mean age 22.7) were recruited through face-to-face contacts, e-mails and Internet advertisements. Design and setting: Participants completed a baseline assessment via Internet and were randomly assigned to two conditions (with and without evening SMS). Over four weekends, both Friday and Saturday night, drinking was assessed via SMS questions sent the next day to the participants' cell phones. Results: A high retention rate (75% in total) was obtained across all three recruitment conditions. The number of drinks indicated in the SMS survey was strongly correlated with the usual quantity assessed via Internet and did not differ depending on whether an additional SMS question was sent in the evening or not. Conclusion: The new method shares some of the advantages of conventional diaries but overcomes most of the limitations: it is easy to use, cost-effective and suitable for large-scale surveys. Application restrictions and further developments are discussed.