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ReviewBMC public health2023

The effectiveness of alcohol label information for increasing knowledge and awareness: a rapid evidence review.

Charlotte E R Edmunds, Natalie Gold, Robyn Burton, Maria Smolar, Matthew Walmsley, Clive Henn, Mark Egan, Anh Tran, Hugo Harper, Max Kroner Dale and 4 more

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Review in BMC public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Charlotte E R EdmundsHealth Improvement, Public Health England, Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UG, UK. ceredmunds@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0524-8756
Natalie GoldHealth Improvement, Public Health England, Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UG, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0706-1618
Robyn BurtonHealth Improvement, Public Health England, Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UG, UK.
Maria SmolarHealth Improvement, Public Health England, Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UG, UK.
Matthew WalmsleyHealth Improvement, Public Health England, Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UG, UK.
Clive HennHealth Improvement, Public Health England, Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UG, UK.
Mark EganBehavioural Insights Team, 4 Matthew Parker St, Westminster, London, SW1H 9NP, UK.
Anh TranHealth Improvement, Public Health England, Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UG, UK.
Hugo HarperBehavioural Insights Team, 4 Matthew Parker St, Westminster, London, SW1H 9NP, UK.
Max Kroner DaleBehavioural Insights Team, 4 Matthew Parker St, Westminster, London, SW1H 9NP, UK.
Helen BrownBehavioural Insights Team, 4 Matthew Parker St, Westminster, London, SW1H 9NP, UK.
Kristina LondakovaBehavioural Insights Team, 4 Matthew Parker St, Westminster, London, SW1H 9NP, UK.
Nick SheronHealth Improvement, Public Health England, Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UG, UK.
Felix GreavesHealth Improvement, Public Health England, Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UG, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundConsumers have difficulty understanding alcoholic units and low risk drinking guidelines (LRDG). Labelling may improve comprehension. The aims of this rapid evidence review were to establish the effectiveness of on-bottle labelling for (i) improving comprehension of health risks; (ii) improving comprehension of unit and/or standard drink information and/or LRDG, and (iii) reducing self-reported intentions to drink/actual drinking.

methodsElectronic database searches were carried out (January 2008-November 2018 inclusive). Papers were included if they were: published in English; from an Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development country; an experimental/quasi-experimental design. Papers were assessed for quality using the Effective Public Health Practice Project Quality Assessment tool. Ten papers were included. Most studies were moderate quality (n = 7).

resultsFive themes emerged: comprehension of health risks; self-reported drinking intentions; comprehension of unit/standard drink information and/or LRDG; outcome expectancies; and label attention. Labelling can improve awareness, particularly of health harms, but is unlikely to change behaviour. Improved comprehension was greatest for labels with unit information and LRDG.

conclusionsAlcohol labelling can be effective in improving people's comprehension of the health risks involved in drinking alcohol enabling them to make informed consumption decisions, and perhaps thereby provide a route to changing behaviour. Thus, effective alcohol labelling is an intervention that can be added to the broader suite of policy options. That being said, the literature reviewed here suggests that the specific format of the label matters, so careful consideration must be given to the design and placement of labels.

Indexed as

Alcohol DrinkingAlcoholic BeveragesHumansProduct LabelingRiskSelf ReportAlcoholHealth literacyHealth risksRisk communicationWarning labels

Identifiers

PMID37525214
PMCPMC10388453

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