TY - JOUR
PY - 2014//
TI - Profiling Hello Sunday Morning: Who are the participants?
JO - International journal on drug policy
A1 - Carah, Nicholas
A1 - Meurk, Carla
A1 - Hall, Wayne
SP - 214
EP - 216
VL - 26
IS - 2
N2 - BACKGROUND: To profile the demographics, goals and alcohol consumption of participants in Hello Sunday Morning, an online forum discussing experiences in abstaining from alcohol.
METHODS: All participants in Hello Sunday Morning were invited to enter demographic, self-reported goals and alcohol consumption data. We report on data from 3037 participants. Main outcome measures are age, gender, country of residence, self-reported goals and alcohol consumption measures (AUDIT).
RESULTS: 64% of Hello Sunday Morning participants were under the age of 40. Participants were more likely to be female and riskier drinkers than other treatment seeking populations.
CONCLUSIONS: Hello Sunday Morning attracts a unique population of heavy drinking participants. Future research is needed to examine whether participants' self-reported alcohol consumption changes after participation.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 0955-3959 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.07.019 ID - ref1 ER -