Effectiveness of guided and unguided online alcohol help: A real-life study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Online interventions reduce the treatment gap between the number of people with alcohol misuse and people who actually receive help. This study investigated the effectiveness and predictors of success of a Belgian online help programme.

Methods

A real-life retrospective open cohort study evaluating the guided and unguided internet intervention on the Belgian online platform alcoholhulp.be. The intervention consisted of a 12-week programme based upon cognitive behaviour therapy, motivational interviewing and acceptance and commitment therapy. Inclusion criteria are age above 18 years, recording of alcohol consumption in the daily journal for at least 2 weeks, and minimum 2 chat sessions in the guided group.Outcomes were weekly alcohol consumption after 6 and 12 weeks and

SUBMITTER: Vangrunderbeek A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8938279 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature