SynthesisSubstance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy2012
Efficacy of brief alcohol screening intervention for college students (BASICS): a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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Nurse-led Alcohol Brief Intervention Plus Mobile Personalized Chat-based Support on Reducing Alcohol Use in University Students: a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
44 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 116 citations in OpenAlex.
- Which interventions for alcohol use should be included in a universal healthcare benefit package? An umbrella review of targeted interventions to address harmful drinking and dependence.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Preventive Interventions for Young Adults in Nightlife: Coproduction for a Systematic Literature Assessment Followed by a Stakeholder Dialogue Process.European addiction research · 2021Pooled it
- Brief interventions for problem gambling: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Alcohol interventions for mandated college students: A meta-analytic review.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2016Pooled it
- A meta-analysis of brief alcohol interventions for adolescents and young adults: variability in effects across alcohol measures.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2016Pooled it
- Single-Session Alcohol Interventions for Heavy Drinking College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2015Pooled it
- Brief alcohol interventions for adolescents and young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2015Pooled it
- Long-term effects of a peer-led Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS) intervention to reduce alcohol consumption among Spanish university students: A 12-month randomised controlled trial.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Trial
- A mobile-based pregaming drinking prevention intervention for college students: A pilot randomized controlled trial.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2023Trial
- Peer-led BASICS intervention to reduce alcohol consumption and alcohol-related consequences among university students: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2023Trial
- Online personalized normative alcohol feedback for parents of first-year college students.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2016Trial
- Alcohol Interventions Among Underage Drinkers in the ED: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Pediatrics · 2015Trial
- In-session processes of brief motivational interventions in two trials with mandated college students.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2015Trial
- Development and evaluation of a mobile intervention for heavy drinking and smoking among college students.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2014Trial
- Receptiveness to Formal and Informal Alcohol Intervention Approaches Among Emerging Adults Without Bachelor's Degrees.Substance use & misuse · 2026Article
- Psychoactive Substance Use and Its Association with Mental Health Symptomatology Among Latvian Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The association between pain and negative alcohol-related consequences among college students engaged in binge drinking: The moderating role of reward and relief drinking motives.Addictive behaviors · 2025Article
- A Novel Just-in-Time Intervention for Promoting Safer Drinking Among College Students: App Testing Across 2 Independent Pre-Post Trials.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- Addressing India's alcohol misuse crisis: The urgent need for screening and brief intervention to bridge the healthcare gap.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- The socio-ecological context of U.S. college student drinking: A latent class analysis.Addictive behaviors · 2023Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundMany studies reported that brief interventions are effective in reducing excessive drinking. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of a protocol of brief intervention for college students (BASICS), delivered face-to-face, to reduce risky alcohol consumption and negative consequences.
methodsA systematic review with meta-analysis was performed by searching for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in Medline, PsycInfo, Web of Science and Cochrane Library databases. A quality assessment of RCTs was made by using a validated scale. Combined mean effect sizes, using meta-analysis random-effects models, were calculated.
results18 studies were included in the review. The sample sizes ranged from 54 to 1275 (median=212). All studies presented a good evaluation of methodological quality and four were found to have excellent quality. After approximately 12 months of follow-up, students receiving BASICS showed a significant reduction in alcohol consumption (difference between means=-1.50 drinks per week, 95% CI: -3.24 to -0.29) and alcohol-related problems (difference between means=-0.87, 95% CI: -1.58 to -0.20) compared to controls.
conclusionsOverall, BASICS lowered both alcohol consumption and negative consequences in college students. Gender and peer factors seem to play an important role as moderators of behavior change in college drinking. Characteristics of BASICS procedure have been evaluated as more favorable and acceptable by students in comparison with others interventions or control conditions. Considerations for future researches were discussed.
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