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dc.contributor.authorCrombie, Iain K
dc.contributor.authorIrvine, Linda
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Brian
dc.contributor.authorSniehotta, Falko F
dc.contributor.authorPetrie, Dennis
dc.contributor.authorJones, Claire
dc.contributor.authorNorrie, John
dc.contributor.authorEvans, Josie MM
dc.contributor.authorEmslie, Carol
dc.contributor.authorRice, Peter M
dc.contributor.authorSlane, Peter W
dc.contributor.authorHumphris, Gerry
dc.contributor.authorRicketts, Ian W
dc.contributor.authorMelson, Ambrose J
dc.contributor.authorDonnan, Peter T
dc.contributor.authorHapca, Simona M
dc.contributor.authorMcKenzie, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorAchison, Marcus
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-04T12:30:09Z
dc.date.available2018-06-04T12:30:09Z
dc.date.issued2018-09
dc.identifier.citationCrombie , I K , Irvine , L , Williams , B , Sniehotta , F F , Petrie , D , Jones , C , Norrie , J , Evans , J MM , Emslie , C , Rice , P M , Slane , P W , Humphris , G , Ricketts , I W , Melson , A J , Donnan , P T , Hapca , S M , McKenzie , A & Achison , M 2018 , ' Texting to Reduce Alcohol Misuse (TRAM) : main findings from a randomized controlled trial of a text message intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged men ' , Addiction , vol. 113 , no. 9 . https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14229en
dc.identifier.issn1360-0443
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 252043443
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 6048a94d-c1eb-4cd4-a481-3eb2ac441bdb
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 85051077986
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000440644200005
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-4601-8834/work/64033944
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/13697
dc.descriptionThis study was funded by the NIHR Public Health Research programme (11/3050/30).en
dc.description.abstractAims To test the effectiveness of a theoretically based text‐message intervention to reduce binge drinking among socially disadvantaged men. Design A multi‐centre parallel group, pragmatic, individually randomized controlled trial. Setting Community‐based study conducted in four regions of Scotland. Participants A total of 825 men aged 25–44 years recruited from socially disadvantaged areas who had two or more episodes of binge drinking (> 8 UK units on a single occasion) in the preceding 28 days: 411 men were randomized to the intervention and 414 to the control. Intervention and comparator A series of 112 interactive text messages was delivered by mobile phone during a 12‐week period. The intervention was structured around the Health Action Process Approach, a comprehensive model which allows integration of a range of evidence‐based behaviour change techniques. The control group received 89 texts on general health, with no mention of alcohol or use of behaviour change techniques. Measurements The primary outcome measure was the proportion of men consuming > 8 units on three or more occasions (in the previous 28 days) at 12 months post‐intervention. Findings The proportion of men consuming > 8 units on three or more occasions (in the previous 28 days) was 41.5% in the intervention group and 47.8% in the control group. Formal analysis showed that there was no evidence that the intervention was effective [odds ratio (OR) = 0.79, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.57–1.08; absolute reduction 5.7%, 95% CI = −13.3 to 1.9]. The Bayes factor for this outcome was 1.3, confirming that the results were inconclusive. The retention was high and similar in intervention (84.9%) and control (86.5%) groups. Most men in the intervention group engaged with the text messages: almost all (92%) replied to text messages and 67% replied more than 10 times. Conclusions A theoretically based text‐messaging intervention aimed at reducing binge drinking in disadvantaged men was not found to reduce prevalence of binge drinking at 12‐month follow‐up.
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofAddictionen
dc.rights© 2018 The Authors. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society for the Study of Addiction. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en
dc.subjectBinge drinkingen
dc.subjectCommunity baseden
dc.subjectDeprivationen
dc.subjectMenen
dc.subjectNarrativeen
dc.subjectText message interventionen
dc.subjectHT Communities. Classes. Racesen
dc.subjectRA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicineen
dc.subjectT Technologyen
dc.subjectNDASen
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingen
dc.subject.lccHTen
dc.subject.lccRA0421en
dc.subject.lccTen
dc.titleTexting to Reduce Alcohol Misuse (TRAM) : main findings from a randomized controlled trial of a text message intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged menen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.description.versionPublisher PDFen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Population and Behavioural Science Divisionen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. WHO Collaborating Centre for International Child & Adolescent Health Policyen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Health Psychologyen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. St Andrews Sustainability Instituteen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Medicineen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/add.14229
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


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