Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:25:14 BST CiteULike: gareth's library [1404 articles] http://www.citeulike.org/user/gareth/article/2718905 CiteULike.org en-gb Copyright © 2004-2008 citeulike.org http://www.citeulike.org/user/gareth/article/2718905 <i>Preventive Medicine, Vol. In Press, Corrected Proof</i><br /><br />Objective To review the published literature on the effectiveness of web-based interventions designed to decrease consumption of alcohol and/or prevent alcohol abuse.Method Relevant articles published up to, and including, May 2006 were identified through electronic searches of Medline, PsycInfo, Embase, Cochrane Library, ASSIA, Web of Science and Science Direct. Reference lists of all articles identified for inclusion were checked for articles of relevance. An article was included if its stated or implied purpose was to evaluate a web-based intervention designed to decrease consumption of alcohol and/or to prevent alcohol abuse. Studies were reliably selected and quality-assessed, and data were independently extracted and interpreted by two authors.Results Initial searches identified 191 articles of which 10 were eligible for inclusion. Of these, five provided a process evaluation only, with the remaining five providing some pre- to post-intervention measure of effectiveness. In general the percentage quality criteria met was relatively low and only one of the 10 articles selected was a randomized control trial.Conclusion The current review provides inconsistent evidence on the effectiveness of eIectronic screening and brief intervention (eSBI) for alcohol use. Process research suggests that web-based interventions are generally well received. However further controlled trials are needed to fully investigate their efficacy, to determine which elements are keys to outcome and to understand if different elements are required in order to engage low- and high-risk drinkers. The effectiveness of web-based interventions designed to decrease alcohol consumption -- A systematic review Bridgette Bewick Karen Trusler Michael Barkham Andrew Hill Jane Cahill Brendan Mulhern doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.01.005 Preventive Medicine, Vol. In Press, Corrected Proof 2008-04-25T16:08:16-00:00 Preventive Medicine In Press, Corrected Proof alcohol imr internet review systematic tailoring web