A Digital Intervention Addressing Alcohol Use Problems (the "Daybreak" Program): Quasi-Experimental Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Alcohol use is prevalent in many societies and has major adverse impacts on health, but the availability of effective interventions limits treatment options for those who want assistance in changing their patterns of alcohol use. OBJECTIVE:This study evaluated the new Daybreak program, which is accessible via mobile app and desktop and was developed by Hello Sunday Morning to support high-risk drinking individuals looking to change their relationship with alcohol. In particular, we compared the effect of adding online coaching via real-time chat messages (intervention group) to an otherwise self-guided program (control group). METHODS:We designed the intervention as a randomized control trial, but as some people (n=48; 11.9%) in the control group were able to use the online coac

SUBMITTER: Tait RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6753690 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature