Mobile Phone-Based Ecological Momentary Intervention to Reduce Young Adults' Alcohol Use in the Event: A Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Real-time ecological momentary interventions have shown promising effects in domains other than alcohol use; however, only few studies regarding ecological momentary interventions for alcohol use have been conducted thus far. The increasing popularity of smartphones offers new avenues for intervention and innovation in data collection.

Objective

We aimed to test the efficacy of an ecological momentary intervention, comprising mobile Web-based ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) and text messaging (short message service, SMS) brief interventions, delivered during drinking events using participants' mobile phones.

Methods

We conducted a three-armed randomized controlled trial to assess the effect of a mobile Web-based ecological momentary assessment with

SUBMITTER: Wright C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6076370 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature