@article{ref1,
title="Television-supported self-help for problem drinkers: a randomized pragmatic trial",
journal="Addictive behaviors",
year="2009",
author="Kramer, J. and Riper, Heleen and Lemmers, Lex and Conijn, Barbara and van Straten, Annemieke and Smit, Filip",
volume="34",
number="5",
pages="451-457",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To test the effectiveness of a television-supported self-help intervention for problem drinking. METHODS: Dutch television viewers (N=181) drinking in excess of the guidelines for low-risk alcohol use were randomly assigned either to the Drinking Less TV self-help course (consisting of five televised sessions supplemented by a self-help manual and a self-help website) or to a waitlisted control group. To ensure trial integrity, intervention delivery was mimicked beforehand by sending intervention participants weekly DVDs in advance of the actual telecasts in 2006. Pre-post assessments were carried out on both groups, as well as a 3-month follow-up assessment on the intervention group to study effect maintenance. The primary outcome measure was low-risk drinking. RESULTS: The intervention group was more successful than the waitlist group in achieving low-risk drinking at post-intervention (OR=9.4); the effects were maintained in the intervention group at 3-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: The low-threshold television-based course Drinking Less appears effective in reducing problem drinking.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-4603",
doi="10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.12.015",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.12.015"
}