Prevention of risky drinking among university students. A study of the effectiveness of a mail-based computerized screening and personalised feedback in three universities in Sweden ? the AMADEUS 2 study

Conditions

Prevention of risky drinking Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol

Marcus Bendtsen

Journal of Medical Internet Research2019-12-1727 citations

Online Alcohol Assessment and Feedback for Hazardous and Harmful Drinkers: Findings From the AMADEUS-2 Randomized Controlled Trial of Routine Practice in Swedish Universities

Preben Bendtsen, Marcus Bendtsen, Nadine Karlsson, Ian R. White, Jim McCambridge

Journal of Medical Internet Research2015-07-0940 citations

10.2196/jmir.4020

Alcohol assessment & feedback by e-mail for university student hazardous and harmful drinkers: study protocol for the AMADEUS-2 randomised controlled trial.

McCambridge J, Bendtsen M, Karlsson N, White IR, Bendtsen P.

2013-10-1013 citations

10.1186/1471-2458-13-949

Interventions

Intervention group and a waiting list group. The study is based on a mail-based computerized alcohol intervention (eSBI) that has been developed by the Lifestyle Intervention Research

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All term 2, 4 and 6 students (both sexes and between 18 and 30 years of age) at nine colleges and universities in Sweden were invited to participate by an email.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Total weekly alcohol consumption.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Current secondary outcome measures as of 02/07/2012: 1. Proportion drinking above official safe drinking limits 2. Frequency of drinking (number of days per week) 3. Quantity of drinks per drinking day 4. Frequency of heavy episodic drinking as defined in the screening question 5. Highest estimated blood alcohol concentration (eBAC) 6. Stage of change Previous secondary outcome measures: 1. The frequency of drinking (number of days per week) 2. Quantity of drinks per 3. Drinking day 4. Frequency of heavy episodic drinking 5. Highest estimated blood alcohol concentration (eBAC)	—

Measure

Time frame

Current secondary outcome measures as of 02/07/2012: 1. Proportion drinking above official safe drinking limits 2. Frequency of drinking (number of days per week) 3. Quantity of drinks per drinking day 4. Frequency of heavy episodic drinking as defined in the screening question 5. Highest estimated blood alcohol concentration (eBAC) 6. Stage of change Previous secondary outcome measures: 1. The frequency of drinking (number of days per week) 2. Quantity of drinks per 3. Drinking day 4. Frequency of heavy episodic drinking 5. Highest estimated blood alcohol concentration (eBAC)

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Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed