TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Television-supported self-help for problem drinkers: a randomized pragmatic trial
JO  - Addictive behaviors
A1  - Kramer, J.
A1  - Riper, Heleen
A1  - Lemmers, Lex
A1  - Conijn, Barbara
A1  - van Straten, Annemieke
A1  - Smit, Filip
SP  - 451
EP  - 457
VL  - 34
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-4603
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.12.015
ID  - ref1
ER  -