The objective of this research is to better understand how to reduce hazardous drinking among OEF/OIF veterans by assessing the effectiveness of a low-cost, computer-delivered preventative program.
Excessive drinking among OEF/OIF veterans represents an important public health problem for both the veterans themselves and those with whom they interact. The objective of this research is to better understand how to reduce hazardous drinking among this group by assessing the effectiveness of a low-cost, computer-delivered preventative program. It is hypothesized that an intervention that provides personalized feedback about drinking behaviors will be more effective than an education-only control condition at reducing alcohol use and negative alcohol-related consequences.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
325
Personalized feedback about one's drinking habits
Educational information about alcohol use
Harry S Truman Memorial VA Medical Center
Columbia, Missouri, United States
Daily Drinking Questionnaire
Several quantity/frequency measures of alcohol use
Time frame: Past 30 Days
Short Inventory of Problems
Measures alcohol-related problems
Time frame: Past 6 Months
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