Brief intervention for hazardous drinking delivered using text messaging: a pilot randomised controlled trial from Goa, India.
Brief intervention for hazardous drinking delivered using text messaging: a pilot randomised controlled trial from Goa, India.
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DOI:
10.1017/s1368980022000313
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发表时间:
2022-02-18
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Sambari S
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作者:
Nadkarni A;Fernandes D;Bhatia U;Velleman R;D'souza E;D'souza J;Marimilha Pacheco G;Sambari S
To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a mobile-based Brief Intervention (BI), generate preliminary estimates of the impact of the BI, and fine-tune the procedures for a definitive RCT. Parallel three-arm single blind individually randomised controlled pilot trial. Eligible and consenting participants were randomised to receive mobile based Brief Intervention (BI), face-to-face BI, and information leaflet. Setting: Educational institutions, workplaces, and primary care centres. Adult hazardous drinkers. 74 participants were randomised into the three trial arms; 48 (64.9%) completed outcome evaluation. There were no significant differences between the three arms on change in any of the drinking outcomes. There were however in 2-way comparisons. Face-to-face BI and mobile BI were superior to active control for PDHD at follow up, and mobile BI was superior to active control for mean grams ethanol consumed per week at follow up. The encouraging findings about feasibility and preliminary impact, warrant a definitive trial of our intervention and if found to be effective, our intervention could be a potentially scalable first-line response to hazardous drinking in low resource settings.