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DrFelixGreaves

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Clinical Reader in Public Health
 
 
 
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Charing Cross HospitalCharing Cross Campus

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@article{Garnett:2020:10.1101/2020.07.01.20144261,
author = {Garnett, C and Oldham, M and Angus, C and Beard, E and Burton, R and Field, M and Greaves, F and Hickman, M and Kaner, E and Loebenberg, G and Michie, S and Munafò, M and Pizzo, E and Brown, J},
doi = {10.1101/2020.07.01.20144261},
title = {Evaluating the effectiveness of the smartphone app, Drink Less, compared with the NHS alcohol advice webpage, for the reduction of alcohol consumption among hazardous and harmful adult drinkers in the UK at six-month follow-up: protocol for a randomised controlled trial},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.01.20144261},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec><jats:title>Background and Aims</jats:title><jats:p>Digital interventions are effective for reducing alcohol consumption but evidence is limited regarding smartphone apps. <jats:italic>Drink Less</jats:italic> is a theory- and evidence-informed app to help people reduce their alcohol consumption that has been refined in terms of its content and design for usability across the socio-demographic spectrum. We aim to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of recommending <jats:italic>Drink Less</jats:italic> at reducing alcohol consumption compared with usual digital care.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design</jats:title><jats:p>Two-arm individually randomised controlled trial.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Setting</jats:title><jats:p>Online trial in the UK.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Participants</jats:title><jats:p>Hazardous or harmful drinkers (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test score >=8) aged 18+, and want to drink less alcohol (n=5,562). Participants will be recruited from July 2020 to May 2022 using multiple strategies with a focus on remote digital methods.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Intervention and comparator</jats:title><jats:p>Participants will be randomised to receive either an email recommending that they use <jats:italic>Drink Less</jats:italic> (intervention) or view the NHS webpage on alcohol advice (comparator).</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Measurements</jats:title><jats:p>The primary outcome is change in self-reported weekly alcohol consumption between baseline and 6-month follow-up. Secondary outcomes include the proportion of hazardous drinkers; alcohol-related problems and
AU  - Garnett,C
AU  - Oldham,M
AU  - Angus,C
AU  - Beard,E
AU  - Burton,R
AU  - Field,M
AU  - Greaves,F
AU  - Hickman,M
AU  - Kaner,E
AU  - Loebenberg,G
AU  - Michie,S
AU  - Munafò,M
AU  - Pizzo,E
AU  - Brown,J
DO  - 10.1101/2020.07.01.20144261
PY  - 2020///
TI  - Evaluating the effectiveness of the smartphone app, Drink Less, compared with the NHS alcohol advice webpage, for the reduction of alcohol consumption among hazardous and harmful adult drinkers in the UK at six-month follow-up: protocol for a randomised controlled trial
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.01.20144261
ER  -
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