{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Suffoletto B"],"funding":["NIAAA NIH HHS"],"pagination":["e73"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC4935795"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["4(2)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Recent trial results show that an interactive short message service (SMS) text message intervention, Texting to Reduce Alcohol Consumption (TRAC), is effective in reducing heavy drinking in non-treatment-seeking young adults, but may not be optimized.<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the usability of the TRAC intervention among young adults in an effort to optimize future intervention design.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted five focus groups with 18 young adults, aged 18-25 years, who had a history of heavy drinking and had been randomized to 12 weeks of the TRAC intervention as part of a clinical trial. A trained moderator followed a semistructured interview guide. Focus groups were audiotaped, transcribed, and analyzed to identify themes.<h4>Results</h4>We identified four themes"],"journal":["JMIR mHealth and uHealth"],"pubmed_title":["Optimizing a Text Message Intervention to Reduce Heavy Drinking in Young Adults: Focus Group Findings."],"pmcid":["PMC4935795"],"funding_grant_id":["K23 AA023284","R01 AA016482"],"pubmed_authors":["Suffoletto B","Chung T","Clark DB","Person Mecca L","Kristan J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Optimizing a Text Message Intervention to Reduce Heavy Drinking in Young Adults: Focus Group Findings.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Recent trial results show that an interactive short message service (SMS) text message intervention, Texting to Reduce Alcohol Consumption (TRAC), is effective in reducing heavy drinking in non-treatment-seeking young adults, but may not be optimized.<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the usability of the TRAC intervention among young adults in an effort to optimize future intervention design.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted five focus groups with 18 young adults, aged 18-25 years, who had a history of heavy drinking and had been randomized to 12 weeks of the TRAC intervention as part of a clinical trial. A trained moderator followed a semistructured interview guide. Focus groups were audiotaped, transcribed, and analyzed to identify themes.<h4>Results</h4>We identified four themes","dates":{"release":"2016-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2016 Jun","modification":"2025-04-19T02:39:01.834Z","creation":"2025-04-19T02:39:01.834Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC4935795","cross_references":{"pubmed":["27335099"],"doi":["10.2196/mhealth.5330"]}}