Trial reportAddictive behaviors2015
Drinking goal choice and outcomes in a Web-based alcohol intervention: results from VetChange.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Digitally Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drug Use: Meta-Analysis Across Consumption and Psychosocial Outcomes.JMIR mental health · 2026Pooled it
- Patient Preferences and Shared Decision Making in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review of the Literature.PloS one · 2016Pooled it
- A smoking cessation intervention for rural veterans tailored to individual risk factors: A multicenter randomized clinical trial.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Trial
- Network analysis of reasons for and against changing alcohol use among veterans engaged in a web-based intervention for hazardous drinking and PTSD symptoms.Addictive behaviors · 2023Trial
- Understanding motives for and against hazardous drinking and change among returning veterans.Psychological services · 2021Trial
- An individually-tailored smoking cessation intervention for rural Veterans: a pilot randomized trial.BMC public health · 2016Trial
- Digital health interventions for women in frontline public service roles: A systematic review of effectiveness in reducing substance use.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Use of Go-Beyond as a Self-Directed Internet-Based Program Supporting Veterans' Transition to Civilian Life: Preliminary Usability Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- An exploration of desired abstinent and non-abstinent recovery outcomes among people who use methamphetamine.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
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- Using machine learning to examine predictors of treatment goal change among individuals seeking treatment for alcohol use disorder.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2022Article
- The Role of Daily Goal Setting Among Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2022Article
- Expanding the continuum of substance use disorder treatment: Nonabstinence approaches.Clinical psychology review · 2022Review
- Changes in alcohol use, PTSD hyperarousal symptoms, and intervention dropout following veterans' use of VetChange.Addictive behaviors · 2020Article
- Can reduced drinking be a viable goal for alcohol dependent patients?World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2017Article
- Transdermal alcohol concentration data collected during a contingency management program to reduce at-risk drinking.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2015Observational
- Technology-Based Interventions for Substance Use and Comorbid Disorders: An Examination of the Emerging Literature.Harvard review of psychiatryReview
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Abstract
objectivesThe objectives of the paper are to describe characteristics of participants who chose moderation and abstinence drinking goals, and to examine post-treatment drinking outcomes based on patterns of goal choice during a Web-based alcohol intervention for returning U.S. Veterans.
methodWe conducted a descriptive secondary analysis of a subsample of 305 of 600 Veterans who participated in a clinical trial of VetChange, an 8-module, cognitive-behavioural intervention. Participants self-selected abstinence or moderation drinking goals, initially at Module 3, and weekly during subsequent modules. Alcohol use and alcohol-related problems were measured using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), Quick Drink Screen (QDS), and Short Inventory of Problems (SIP-2R).
resultsInitial goal choices were 86.9% moderation and 13.1% abstinence. Approximately 20% of participants from each initial choice changed goals during the intervention; last goal choices were 68.6% moderation and 31.4% abstinence. Participants who initially chose moderation reported higher percent heavy drinking days at baseline; participants who initially chose abstinence were more likely to report recent substance abuse treatment and were older. Post-intervention levels of alcohol use and alcohol-related problems were significantly reduced in all goal-choice patterns (i.e., Moderation Only, Abstinence Only, Moderation to Abstinence, and Abstinence to Moderation; all measures p < 0.05 or less). Baseline drinking severity did not differentially relate to outcomes across goal-choice patterns.
conclusionsParticipants in a Web-based alcohol intervention for returning U.S. Veterans demonstrated improvements in drinking regardless of whether they chose an abstinence or moderation drinking goal, and whether the goal was maintained or changed over the course of the intervention.
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