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Satisfaction with a digital support tool targeting alcohol consumption: perspectives from participants in a randomized control trial
Linköping University, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Division of Society and Health. Linköping University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. RISE Res Inst Sweden, Sweden.
Linköping University, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Division of Society and Health. Linköping University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Linköping University, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Division of Society and Health. Linköping University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8678-1164
2024 (English)In: Alcohol and Alcoholism, ISSN 0735-0414, E-ISSN 1464-3502, Vol. 59, no 1, article id agad070Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Aim Intervention design may be improved through evaluating the feedback from those who have been exposed to such interventions. As such, here the perspectives of the intervention group from a recent randomized control trial investigating the effectiveness of a digital alcohol intervention, in terms of perceived suitability and usefulness of the support tool they engaged with, were investigated.Methods Respondents (N=475; 45% of the intervention group) answered five quantitative questions addressing user experience, completed the 10-item System Useability Scale, and were offered the opportunity to write free-text feedback. Quantitative measures were analysed using ordinal and linear regression with baseline characteristics as predictors, and free-text responses were evaluated using content analysis.Results Overall, respondents were positive towards the intervention in terms of it fitting their needs, the usefulness of the tools included, and the usefulness of text message content. The intervention was perceived as more helpful by respondents with lower total weekly alcohol consumption, higher self-reported confidence in their ability to reduce their drinking, and the perceived importance there of, at baseline. The free-text comments revealed the value of reminders as prompts to reflect on ones own drinking behaviour. Nonetheless, criticisms of the intervention were voiced, primarily highlighting the repetitive nature of the reminders and the lack of individuation in advice. Some also feltlike the intervention was impersonal and targeted only a specific drinking pattern.Conclusions Experiences of the intervention group in this trial were generally positive, though there may be demand for more individualised, targeted intervention design. Short Summary: Perspectives from participants in a recent parallel group randomized effectiveness trial of a digital alcohol intervention are investigated. Experiences were generally positive, and the efficacy of the behavioural change mechanisms underpinning the intervention design are supported. Nonetheless, more individualized, targeted intervention design may be beneficial in the future.

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS , 2024. Vol. 59, no 1, article id agad070
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alcohol; intervention design; experiences; behavioural change; feedback
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Substance Abuse
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-199330DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agad070ISI: 001096567100001PubMedID: 37930790OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-199330DiVA, id: diva2:1815365
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Funding Agencies|Alcohol Research Council of the Swedish Alcohol Retailing Monopoly [2019-0056, 2020-0043]; Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life, and Welfare [2022-00193]

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