@article{ref1,
title="Computer-delivered interventions to reduce college student drinking: a meta-analysis",
journal="Addiction",
year="2009",
author="Carey, Kate B. and Scott-Sheldon, Lori A. J. and Elliott, Jennifer C. and Bolles, Jamie R. and Carey, Michael P.",
volume="104",
number="11",
pages="1807-1819",
abstract="Aims This meta-analysis evaluates the efficacy of computer-delivered interventions (CDIs) to reduce alcohol use among college students. Methods We included 35 manuscripts with 43 separate interventions, and calculated both between-group and within-group effect sizes for alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems. Effects sizes were calculated for short-term (</=5 weeks) and long-term (>/=6 weeks) intervals. All studies were coded for study descriptors, participant characteristics and intervention components. Results The effects of CDIs depended on the nature of the comparison condition: CDIs reduced quantity and frequency measures relative to assessment-only controls, but rarely differed from comparison conditions that included alcohol-relevant content. Small-to-medium within-group effect sizes can be expected for CDIs at short- and long-term follow-ups; these changes are less than or equivalent to the within-group effect sizes observed for more intensive interventions. Conclusions CDIs reduce the quantity and frequency of drinking among college students. CDIs are generally equivalent to alternative alcohol-related comparison interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0965-2140",
doi="10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02691.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02691.x"
}