The acceptability and feasibility of a mobile phone delivered brief intervention for hazardous drinking in India.

ABSTRACT: The effectiveness of Brief Interventions (BIs) for hazardous drinking is well established. However, the implementation of BIs at scale in low- and middle-income countries such as India is rare, primarily due to human resource related barriers. This paper describes the testing of acceptability and feasibility, and the preliminary impact, of a mobile phone delivered BI in an uncontrolled treatment cohort and nested qualitative study. Consenting adult (≥18 years) participants with an Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test score between 8 to 15 were recruited from educational institutions, workplaces and primary care settings. The TLFB (Time-Line Follow Back) was administered to participants at baseline and 3 months post recruitment. All participants received the BI through text messages or

SUBMITTER: Nadkarni A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11932400 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature