Citation

Hustad JT, Mastroleo NR, Kong L, Urwin R, Zeman S, Lasalle L, Borsari B. Psychol. Addict. Behav. 2014; 28(1): 74-84.

Affiliation

Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Service, Providence VA Medical Center.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/a0034899

PMID

24731111

Abstract

Individual brief motivational intervention (iBMI) is an efficacious strategy to reduce heavy drinking by students who are mandated to receive an alcohol intervention following an alcohol-related event. However, despite the strong empirical support for iBMI, it is unknown if the results from rigorously controlled research on iBMI translate to real-world settings. Furthermore, many colleges lack the resources to provide iBMI to mandated students. Therefore, group-delivered BMI (gBMI) might be a cost-effective alternative that can be delivered to a large number of individuals. The purpose of this study was to conduct a comparative effectiveness evaluation of iBMI and gBMI as delivered by staff at a university health services center. Participants (N = 278) were college students who were mandated to receive an alcohol intervention following an alcohol-related incident. Participants were randomized to receive an individual (iBMI; n = 133) or a Group BMI (gBMI; n = 145).

RESULTS indicated that both iBMI and gBMI participants reduced their peak estimated blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and the number of negative alcohol-related consequences at 1-, 3-, and 6-months postintervention. The iBMI and gBMI conditions were not significantly different at follow-up. These findings provide preliminary support for the use of iBMI and gBMIs for college students in real-world settings. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved).

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