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Friday, September 11, 2009

Computer-delivered interventions to reduce college student drinking: a meta-analysis
Addiction Early View 10 September 2009

This meta-analysis evaluates the efficacy of computer-delivered interventions (CDIs) to reduce alcohol use among college students

The effects of CDIs depended on the nature of the comparison condition: CDIs reduced quantity and frequency measures relative to assessment-only controls, but rarely differed from comparison conditions that included alcohol-relevant content. Small-to-medium within-group effect sizes can be expected for CDIs at short- and long-term follow-ups; these changes are less than or equivalent to the within-group effect sizes observed for more intensive interventions.

CDIs reduce the quantity and frequency of drinking among college students. CDIs are generally equivalent to alternative alcohol-related comparison interventions.


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