Problematic Drinking
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: N = 11 individuals received a 45-minute counseling session the day before the 14-day-intervention starts. During the intervention the participants play a gamified smartphone application that
Sponsors
Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-NurembergDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: problematic alcohol use with values = 8 on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, AUDIT; access to a smartphone using Android (version 4.0 or above); sufficient German language skills; informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Under 18 years of age; no access to a smartphone using Android 4.4 or above; values < 8 on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, AUDIT;
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| After 14 days: App usability as assessed with the System Usability Scale, SUS. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| After 14 days: dysfunctional alcohol-specific beliefs as assessed by ratings of 20 dysfuctional statements on a 5-item scale; Implicit alcohol-related associations as assessed using the Brief Drinking Identity IAT (BDI-IAT); alcohol-related craving as assessed by rating 20 pictures showing alcoholic beverages; Risk consumption was assessed with an adapted version of the Trier Alcoholism Inventory (TAI). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMatthias Berking
Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-NurembergDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
Outcome results
None listed