Psychoeducational Messaging to Reduce Alcohol Use for College Students With Type 1 Diabetes: Internet-Delivered Pilot Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

College environments promote high-volume or binge alcohol consumption among youth, which may be especially harmful to those with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Little is known about the acceptability and effectiveness of interventions targeting reduced alcohol use by college students with T1D, and it is unclear whether intervention framing (specifically, the narrator of intervention messages) matters with respect to affecting behavior change. Interventions promoted by peer educators may be highly relatable and socially persuasive, whereas those delivered by clinical providers may be highly credible and motivating.

Objective

The aim of this study is to determine the acceptability and impacts of an alcohol use psychoeducational intervention delivered asynchronously through

SUBMITTER: Wisk LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8517820 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature