Excess alcohol consumption Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Participants from the research agency's (Blue Yonder Research Ltd) panel of participants will first be contacted by email and invited to complete the initial screening questionnaire and given informat
Group 2: text-only HWL
Group 3: no label (control).
Participants leave behind the items they have selected and these items are recorded and returned to the shelves. After the shopping task participants rate
Sponsors
University of Cambridge
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. 18+ years old 2. Able to read and write in English 3. Regular drinkers (i.e. consume beer or wine at least once a week) 4. Purchases supermarket products (food and drink) for household at least monthly 5. Shops regularly (at least monthly) in a physical supermarket store 6. Available to attend at least one time slot for each of the study arms (one each for Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3 session). This means that when participants are randomised to one of the arms, it is certain that they will be able to attend at least one time slot for that session.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of total drinks selected that are alcoholic in the pseudo-purchasing task | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Pseudo-purchasing indices: 1.1. Total spend on alcoholic drinks 1.2. Spend on alcoholic drinks as a proportion of total spend 1.3. Number of alcohol units selected: the total number of alcohol units will be calculated from the selected alcohol. 2. Post intervention: 2.1. Negative emotional arousal generated by health warning labels, assessed using a four-item measure, previously used to assess the impact of warning labels on cigarette packages 2.2. Acceptability of health warning labels, assessed using one item, adapted from previous research assessing the impact of sugar tax | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed