Effectiveness of a Web-based brief alcohol intervention and added value of normative feedback in reducing underage drinking: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Spijkerman, Renske ^a   Roek, Marion A E ^a   Vermulst, Ad ^a   Lemmers, Lex ^b   Huiberts, Annemarie ^b   Engels, Rutger C M E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol use; Moderate drinking; Normative feedback; Web based brief alcohol intervention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF HELP; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF-HELP GROUPS; STUDENTS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78651305976     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1465     Document Type: Article

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