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SynthesisAddiction (Abingdon, England)2021

Text messaging interventions for reducing alcohol consumption among risky drinkers: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Marcus Bendtsen, Jim McCambridge, Katarina Åsberg, Preben Bendtsen

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Synthesis in Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 authors.

Marcus BendtsenDepartment of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-8678-1164
Jim McCambridgeDepartment of Health Sciences, University of York, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5461-7001
Katarina ÅsbergDepartment of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-2194-6789
Preben BendtsenDepartment of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-5913-2903

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsThe global growth of mobile phone use has led to new opportunities for health interventions, including through text messaging. We aimed to estimate the effects of text messaging interventions on alcohol consumption among risky drinkers.

methodsSystematic review and meta-analysis of reports on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in English. Searches were conducted on 23 May 2019 in PubMed; PubMed Central; CENTRAL; CDSR; DARE; NHS-EED; Scopus; PsycINFO; PsycARTICLES; CINAHL; and Web of Science. Measurements included number of episodes of heavy drinking (HED) per month and weekly alcohol consumption (WAC) in grams. Trials among risky drinkers who were not receiving co-interventions were included in the review (n = 3481, mean age 29 years, 41% female). Data were extracted from reports and authors were contacted for additional data.

resultsTen trials were included and all analyses were based on random-effects models. Primary analyses, including seven trials (n = 2528) for HED and five trials (n = 2236) for WAC, found that the interventions may reduce self-reported HED [-0.33 episodes per month; 95% confidence interval (CI) = -0.79, 0.12] and WAC (-18.62 g per week; 95% CI = -39.61, 2.38), although both estimates included the null. The Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations (GRADE) quality of evidence was judged to be low for both HED and WAC, primarily due to risk of attrition and performance bias, heterogeneity and influence of pilot trials on estimates.

conclusionsText messaging alcohol interventions may reduce alcohol consumption compared with no or basic health information; however, there are doubts about the overall quality of the evidence.

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Text MessagingAlcohol DrinkingFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMaleAlcohol consumptionbrief interventionsmeta-analysisrisky drinkingtelemedicinetext messaging

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PMID33047865
PMCPMC8247265

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