Practitioner and digitally delivered interventions for reducing hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption in people not seeking alcohol treatment: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To compare the effectiveness of practitioner versus digitally delivered interventions for reducing hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption.

Design

Systematic review and network meta-analysis comprising comprehensive search for randomised controlled trials, robust screening and selection methods and appraisal with the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. Network meta-analyses were conducted in Stata using random effects, frequentist models. The confidence in network meta-analysis (CINeMA) tool was used to assess confidence in effect sizes.

Setting

Online or community or health settings where the intervention was immediately accessible without referral.

Participants

Non treatment-seeking hazardous or harmful drinkers.

Measurements

Primary outcome was mean dif

SUBMITTER: Beyer FR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10087505 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature