The Employee Stress and Alcohol Project: The development of a computer-based alcohol abuse prevention program for employees

Matano, Robert A.; Futa, Kristine T.; Wanat, Stanley F.; Mussman, Lisa; Leung, Cynthia W.

doi:10.1007/bf02287310

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“…The web site provided feedback, recommendations, mini-workshops, a drinking journal, and links to online resources (Matano, Futa, Wanat, Mussman, & Leung, 2000). The content of the web site was characterized by the liberal use of colorful graphics, computer animation, and artwork.…”

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A pilot study of an interactive web site in the workplace for reducing alcohol consumption

Matano

Koopman

Wanat

et al. 2007

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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A pilot study of an interactive web site in the workplace for reducing alcohol consumption

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Koopman

Wanat

et al. 2007

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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“…On the other hand, eHealth interventions have the scalability potential to reach the general population; however, only a small number of studies have focused on stress reduction. Research has mostly focused on posttraumatic stress [15] or stress as a component in interventions primarily aimed at other health problems, such as diabetes [16] or alcohol use [17]. …”

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Multilevel Growth Curve Analyses of Treatment Effects of a Web-Based Intervention for Stress Reduction: Randomized Controlled Trial

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Raeder²,

Kraft³

et al. 2013

J Med Internet Res

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BackgroundStress is commonly experienced by many people and it is a contributing factor to many mental and physical health conditions, However, few efforts have been made to develop and test the effects of interventions for stress.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to examine the effects of a Web-based stress-reduction intervention on stress, investigate mindfulness and procrastination as potential mediators of any treatment effects, and test whether the intervention is equally effective for females as males, all ages, and all levels of education.MethodsWe employed a randomized controlled trial in this study. Participants were recruited online via Facebook and randomly assigned to either the stress intervention or a control condition. The Web-based stress intervention was fully automated and consisted of 13 sessions over 1 month. The controls were informed that they would get access to the intervention after the final data collection. Data were collected at baseline and at 1, 2, and 6 months after intervention onset by means of online questionnaires. Outcomes were stress, mindfulness, and procrastination, which were all measured at every measurement occasion.ResultsA total of 259 participants were included and were allocated to either the stress intervention (n=126) or the control condition (n=133). Participants in the intervention and control group were comparable at baseline; however, results revealed that participants in the stress intervention followed a statistically different (ie, cubic) developmental trajectory in stress levels over time compared to the controls. A growth curve analysis showed that participants in the stress intervention (unstandardized beta coefficient [B]=–3.45, P=.008) recovered more quickly compared to the control group (B=–0.81, P=.34) from baseline to 1 month. Although participants in the stress intervention did show increases in stress levels during the study period (B=2.23, P=.008), long-term stress levels did decrease again toward study end at 6 months (B=–0.28, P=.009). Stress levels in the control group, however, remained largely unchanged after 1 month (B=0.29, P=.61) and toward 6 months (B=–0.03, P=.67). Mediation analyses showed nonlinear (ie, cubic) specific indirect effects of mindfulness and a linear specific indirect effect of procrastination on stress. In simple terms, the intervention increased mindfulness and decreased procrastination, which was related to lower stress levels. Finally, the effect of the stress intervention was independent of participants’ gender, age, or education.ConclusionsThe results from this randomized controlled trial suggest that a Web-based intervention can reduce levels of stress in a normal population and that both mindfulness and procrastination may be important components included in future eHealth interventions for stress.Trial RegistrationInternational Standard Randomized Controlled Trial Number (ISRCTN): 25619675; http://controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN25619675 (Archived by Webcite at http://www.webcitation.org/6FxB1gOKY)

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“…7,8,17 Computerized screening has been used with college students, in occupational, general practice, and emergency medicine, and offers a potential means of minimizing these restraints. 1,[21][22][23][24] However, there are no prospective, randomized trials of computerized screening and brief intervention with adult injured patients treated in the ED. We hypothesized that a self-administered, computer-generated brief intervention can be used to reduce at-risk drinking in injured emergency department patients.…”

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The Effect of Computerized Tailored Brief Advice on At-risk Drinking in Subcritically Injured Trauma Patients

Neumann

Neuner

Weiß-Gerlach

et al. 2006

The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care

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The Employee Stress and Alcohol Project: The development of a computer-based alcohol abuse prevention program for employees

Cited by 22 publications

References 34 publications

A pilot study of an interactive web site in the workplace for reducing alcohol consumption

A pilot study of an interactive web site in the workplace for reducing alcohol consumption

Multilevel Growth Curve Analyses of Treatment Effects of a Web-Based Intervention for Stress Reduction: Randomized Controlled Trial

The Effect of Computerized Tailored Brief Advice on At-risk Drinking in Subcritically Injured Trauma Patients

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