@article{ref1,
title="Treating alcohol problems with self-help materials: a population study",
journal="Journal of studies on alcohol",
year="2002",
author="Cunningham, John Alastair and Koski-Jannes, Anja and Wild, T. Cameron and Cordingley, Joanne",
volume="63",
number="6",
pages="649-654",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: An experimental trial was used to assess the effectiveness of a self-help book and a personalized assessment-feedback intervention, both separately and in combination with each other, in a general population survey. METHOD: Participants (N = 86; 66.3% male) were recruited through a random digit dialing telephone survey conducted by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Respondents were randomly assigned to one of four conditions in a two-by-two factorial design: &quot;no-intervention&quot; control group, &quot;personalized feedback only,&quot; &quot;self-help book only&quot; and &quot;both personalized feedback and self-help book.&quot; Respondents were followed up in 6 months' time, and differences in drinking status were compared between experimental conditions using a multivariate analysis of covariance with baseline drinking severity as the covariate. RESULTS: Support was provided for an interaction hypothesis in which respondents who received both interventions reported significantly improved drinking outcomes at 6-month follow-up, compared with respondents who received just one of the interventions or who received no intervention. CONCLUSIONS: Because respondents were recruited from a representative sample of the general population into a randomized trial with a no-intervention control group, this research design maximized both external and internal validity in examining the effectiveness of self-help interventions.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0096-882X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}