Preferences of young adults on the development of a new digital add-on alcohol intervention for depression treatment: A qualitative study

Schouten, Maria J. E.; Derksen, Marloes E.; Dekker, Jack; Goudriaan, Anna E.; Blankers, Matthijs

doi:10.1016/j.invent.2023.100641

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“…The majority of students prefer to use internet-based intervention (IBI) through mobile devices (57.5 %) over using them on computers (27.1 %). Although this finding mirrors some literature ( Schouten et al, 2023 ), earlier studies have found a preference for using laptop or desktop devices over mobile applications ( Batterham and Calear, 2017 ). The discrepancy may be due to the variations in the age groups of the research participants and the increasing user-friendliness and prevalence of mobile applications.…”

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“…In a study assessing preferences for depression treatment, Dorow et al (2018) highlighted that one in five participants preferred internet-based interventions, and this group was mainly comprised of younger individuals with higher education levels. During the development process of an alcohol reduction intervention aimed at young adults, it is stated that users preferred an application that would work more on mobile devices, preferred to record alcohol consumption, mood statuses, and treatment objectives, and favored animation videos and pastel colors ( Schouten et al, 2023 ). Previous studies have primarily assessed the preferences of adults; however, the preferences of university students, arguably the group with the highest likelihood of using internet-based interventions, have not been clearly established in the literature.…”

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Understanding university students' attitudes and preferences for internet-based mental health interventions

Özer,

Köksal,

Altinok

2024

Internet Interventions

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Understanding university students' attitudes and preferences for internet-based mental health interventions

Özer,

Köksal,

Altinok

2024

Internet Interventions

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Effectiveness of a digital alcohol intervention as an add-on to depression treatment for young adults: results of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Schouten,

Goudriaan,

Schaub

et al. 2024

Psychol. Med.

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Background Problematic drinking frequently co-occurs with depression among young adults, but often remains unaddressed in depression treatment. Evidence is insufficient on whether digital alcohol interventions can be effective in this young comorbid population. In a randomized controlled trial, we examined the effectiveness of Beating the Booze (BtB), an add-on digital alcohol intervention to complement depression treatment for young adults. Methods Participants were randomized to BtB + depression treatment as usual (BTB + TAU, n = 81) or TAU (n = 82). The primary outcome was treatment response, a combined measure for alcohol and depression after 6-month follow-up. Secondary outcomes were number of weekly drinks (Timeline Follow-back) and depressive symptoms (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale). Treatment response was analyzed using generalized linear modeling and secondary outcomes using robust linear mixed modeling. Results Low treatment response was found due to lower than expected depression remission rates. No statistically significant between-group effect was found for treatment response after 6-month follow-up (odds ratio 2.86, p = 0.089, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.85–9.63). For our secondary outcomes, statistically significant larger reductions in weekly drinks were found in the intervention group after 3-month (B = −4.00, p = 0.009, 95% CI −6.97 to −1.02, d = 0.27) and 6-month follow-up (B = −3.20, p = 0.032, 95% CI −6.13 to −0.27, d = 0.23). We found no statistically significant between-group differences on depressive symptoms after 3-month (B = −0.57, p = 0.732, 95% CI −3.83 to 2.69) nor after 6-month follow-up (B = −0.44, p = 0.793, 95% CI −3.69 to 2.82). Conclusions The add-on digital alcohol intervention was effective in reducing alcohol use, but not in reducing depressive symptoms and treatment response among young adults with co-occurring depressive disorders and problematic alcohol use. Trial registration: Pre-registered on October 29, 2019 in the Overview of Medical Research in the Netherlands (OMON), formerly the Dutch Trial Register(https://onderzoekmetmensen.nl/en/trial/49219).

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Evaluation of Web-Based Digital Intervention to Change Individual’s Drinking Behaviours

Chew,

Morris,

Bartlett

et al. 2024

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

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Preferences of young adults on the development of a new digital add-on alcohol intervention for depression treatment: A qualitative study

Cited by 4 publications

References 42 publications

Understanding university students' attitudes and preferences for internet-based mental health interventions

Understanding university students' attitudes and preferences for internet-based mental health interventions

Effectiveness of a digital alcohol intervention as an add-on to depression treatment for young adults: results of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Evaluation of Web-Based Digital Intervention to Change Individual’s Drinking Behaviours

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