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Saturday, May 30, 2009

Short Message Service (SMS) Technology in Alcohol Research—A Feasibility Study
Alcohol and Alcoholism Advance Access published online on May 29, 2009


The aim of this study was to describe the feasibility, advantages and limitations of the combined use of Internet and SMS technology to assess alcohol use, and to test whether an SMS sent in the evening (i.e. prior to a possible drinking event) changed the respondents’ assessment, made on the following day, of the number of drinks consumed.

The new method shares some of the advantages of conventional diaries but overcomes most of the limitations: it is easy to use, cost-effective and suitable for large-scale surveys. Application restrictions and further developments are discussed.


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