Garnett Claire, Crane David, West Robert, Michie Susan, Brown Jamie, Winstock Adam
Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HB, UK.
Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Research Centre, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HB, UK.
Transl Behav Med. 2017 Dec;7(4):845-853. doi: 10.1007/s13142-017-0477-1.
Digital interventions are available to help people reduce their alcohol consumption, but it is not known who uses these interventions and how this treatment-seeking group compares with the general population of drinkers. The study objective was to compare the socio-demographic and drinking characteristics of users of the 'Drinks Meter' smartphone app with the general population of drinkers in England and website users of the same intervention. Data were used from the Drinks Meter app and website, and a nationally representative cross-sectional survey in England (Alcohol Toolkit Study). Participants were drinkers aged 16+ in England. Data were collected on participants' age, gender, region, sexual orientation, social grade and AUDIT score. Regression analyses were conducted to assess differences in socio-demographic and drinking characteristics between samples. Drinks Meter app users, compared with drinkers of the general population, were younger, more likely to be from the South, not heterosexual, less likely to be of a lower social grade and had a higher mean AUDIT score. Drinks Meter app users were younger than website users and reported greater alcohol consumption and related harms. Drinkers using the Drinks Meter app are more likely to be younger and report greater alcohol consumption and related harms compared with the general population of drinkers in England and website users of the same intervention. Apps that provide feedback on drinking appear to be reaching those who report greater alcohol consumption and related harms.
数字干预措施可帮助人们减少酒精摄入量，但尚不清楚哪些人使用这些干预措施，以及这个寻求治疗的群体与一般饮酒人群相比情况如何。本研究的目的是比较使用“饮酒计量器”智能手机应用程序的用户与英格兰一般饮酒人群以及同一干预措施网站用户的社会人口统计学特征和饮酒特点。数据来自“饮酒计量器”应用程序和网站，以及英格兰一项具有全国代表性的横断面调查（酒精工具包研究）。参与者为英格兰16岁及以上的饮酒者。收集了参与者的年龄、性别、地区、性取向、社会阶层和酒精使用障碍识别测试（AUDIT）分数的数据。进行回归分析以评估样本之间社会人口统计学和饮酒特点的差异。与一般饮酒人群相比，“饮酒计量器”应用程序的用户更年轻，更有可能来自南部，非异性恋，来自较低社会阶层的可能性较小，且AUDIT平均得分更高。“饮酒计量器”应用程序的用户比网站用户更年轻，报告的酒精消费量和相关危害更大。与英格兰一般饮酒人群以及同一干预措施的网站用户相比，使用“饮酒计量器”应用程序的饮酒者更有可能更年轻，报告的酒精消费量和相关危害更大。提供饮酒反馈的应用程序似乎覆盖了那些报告酒精消费量和相关危害更大的人群。
