Providing Web-based feedback and social norms information to reduce student alcohol intake: A multisite investigation

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Bewick, Bridgette M ^a   West, Robert ^b   Gill, Jan ^c   O'May, Fiona ^c   Mulhern, Brendan ^a   Barkham, Michael ^d   Hill, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Brief intervention; eHealth; Student; Web based interventions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF HELP; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651318322     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1461     Document Type: Article

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