Satisfaction with a digital support tool targeting alcohol consumption: perspectives from participants in a randomized control trial
2024 (English)In: Alcohol and Alcoholism, ISSN 0735-0414, E-ISSN 1464-3502, Vol. 59, no 1, article id agad070Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Aim: Intervention design may be improved through evaluating the feedback from those who have been exposed to such interventions. As such, here the perspectives of the intervention group from a recent randomized control trial investigating the effectiveness of a digital alcohol intervention, in terms of perceived suitability and usefulness of the support tool they engaged with, were investigated. Methods: Respondents (N=475; 45% of the intervention group) answered five quantitative questions addressing user experience, completed the 10-item System Useability Scale, and were offered the opportunity to write free-text feedback. Quantitative measures were analysed using ordinal and linear regression with baseline characteristics as predictors, and free-text responses were evaluated using content analysis. Results: Overall, respondents were positive towards the intervention in terms of it fitting their needs, the usefulness of the tools included, and the usefulness of text message content. The intervention was perceived as more helpful by respondents with lower total weekly alcohol consumption, higher self-reported confidence in their ability to reduce their drinking, and the perceived importance there of, at baseline. The free-text comments revealed the value of reminders as prompts to reflect on one’s own drinking behaviour. Nonetheless, criticisms of the intervention were voiced, primarily highlighting the repetitive nature of the reminders and the lack of individuation in advice. Some also feltlike the intervention was impersonal and targeted only a specific drinking pattern. Conclusions: Experiences of the intervention group in this trial were generally positive, though there may be demand for more individualised, targeted intervention design.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Oxford University Press , 2024. Vol. 59, no 1, article id agad070
Keywords [en]
alcohol, behavioural change, experiences, feedback, intervention design, adult, alcohol consumption, article, behavior change, content analysis, controlled study, drinking behavior, female, human, individualization, linear regression analysis, male, randomized controlled trial, satisfaction, text messaging
National Category
Health Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-71925DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agad070Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85182883268OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-71925DiVA, id: diva2:1841137
Funder
Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 2022–00193)
Note
This study was conducted under the auspices of the Alcohol Research Council of the Swedish Alcohol Retailing Monopoly (grant numbers 2019–0056 and 2020–0043) and the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life, and Welfare (grant number 2022–00193)
2024-02-272024-02-272025-09-23Bibliographically approved