ACCEPTABILITY OF VARIOUS BRIEF INTERVENTION APPROACHES FOR HAZARDOUS DRINKING AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Authors: Kypros Kypri¹; John B. Saunders²; Stephen J. Gallagher¹

Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism, Volume 38, Number 6, November 2003 , pp. 626-628(3)

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Abstract:

Aims: To determine the acceptability to university students of practitioner-delivered screening and brief intervention (SBI) versus a novel approach—web-based SBI (e-SBI). Methods: A random sample of 1910 university students was invited to indicate their preferences for various brief intervention approaches in an internet survey. Results: e-SBI was the most popular intervention. It was favoured by 81% of all students and 82% of hazardous drinkers. Conclusions: e-SBI is a promising approach for the reduction of hazardous drinking among young people.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agg121

Affiliations: 1: Injury Prevention Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand and 2: Centre for Drug and Alcohol Studies, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Publication date: 2003-11-01

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