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ReviewInternational journal of behavioral medicine2017

Computer-Based Interventions for Problematic Alcohol Use: a Review of Systematic Reviews.

Christopher Sundström, Matthijs Blankers, Zarnie Khadjesari

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Review in International journal of behavioral medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Christopher SundströmDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. christopher.sundstrom@ki.se.ORCID 0000-0003-4237-7159
Matthijs BlankersTrimbos institute-the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Zarnie KhadjesariNational Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, London, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this review is to provide an overview of knowledge and knowledge gaps in the field of computer-based alcohol interventions by (1) collating evidence on the effectiveness of computer-based alcohol interventions in different populations and (2) exploring the impact of four specified moderators of effectiveness: therapeutic orientation, length of intervention, guidance and trial engagement.

methodsA review of systematic reviews of randomized trials reporting on effectiveness of computer-based alcohol interventions published between 2005 and 2015.

resultsFourteen reviews met the inclusion criteria. Across the included reviews, it was generally reported that computer-based alcohol interventions were effective in reducing alcohol consumption, with mostly small effect sizes. There were indications that longer, multisession interventions are more effective than shorter or single session interventions. Evidence on the association between therapeutic orientation of an intervention, guidance or trial engagement and reductions in alcohol consumption is limited, as the number of reviews addressing these themes is low. None of the included reviews addressed the association between therapeutic orientation, length of intervention or guidance and trial engagement.

conclusionsThis review of systematic reviews highlights the mostly positive evidence supporting computer-based alcohol interventions as well as reveals a number of knowledge gaps that could guide future research in this field.

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Systematic Reviews as TopicAlcohol DrinkingHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTherapy, Computer-AssistedAlcoholComputer-based interventionE-healthInternet interventionMeta-analysisSystematic review

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PMID27757844
PMCPMC5608865

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