Assessment of the Efficacy of a Mobile Phone-Delivered Just-in-Time Planning Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use in Adolescents: Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interventions to reduce alcohol use typically include several elements, such as information on the risks of alcohol consumption, planning for sensible drinking, and training of protective behavioral strategies. However, the effectiveness of these individual intervention elements within comprehensive programs has not been addressed so far, but it could provide valuable insights for the development of future interventions. Just-in-time interventions provided via mobile devices are intended to help people make healthy decisions in the moment and thus could influence health behavior.

Objective

The aim of this study was to test the proximal effects of a mobile phone-delivered, just-in-time planning intervention to reduce alcohol use in adolescents who reported recent b

SUBMITTER: Haug S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7284414 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature