McFadyen Tameka, Wolfenden Luke, Wiggers John, Tindall Jenny, Yoong Sze Lin, Lecathelinais Christophe, Gillham Karen, Sherker Shauna, Rowland Bosco, McLaren Nicola, Kingsland Melanie
School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health, The University of Newcastle, Wallsend, Australia.
Hunter New England Population Health, Hunter New England Local Health District, NSW Health, Wallsend, Australia.
JMIR Res Protoc. 2017 Jun 30;6(6):e123. doi: 10.2196/resprot.6859.
The implementation of comprehensive alcohol management strategies can reduce excessive alcohol use and reduce the risk of alcohol-related harm at sporting venues. Supporting sports venues to implement alcohol management strategies via the Web may represent an effective and efficient means of reducing harm caused by alcohol in this setting. However, the feasibility and acceptability of such an approach is unknown.
This study aimed to identify (1) the current access to and use of the Web and electronic devices by sports clubs; (2) the perceived usefulness, ease of use, and intention to use a Web-based program to support implementation of alcohol management policies in sports clubs; (3) the factors associated with intention to use such a Web-based support program; and (4) the specific features of such a program that sports clubs would find useful.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted with club administrators of community football clubs in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Perceived usefulness, ease of use and intention to use a hypothetical Web-based alcohol management support program was assessed using the validated Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) instrument. Associations between intention to use a Web-based program and club characteristics as well as perceived ease of use and usefulness was tested using Fisher's exact test and represented using relative risk (RR) for high intention to use the program.
Of the 73 football clubs that were approached to participate in the study, 63 consented to participate and 46 were eligible and completed the survey. All participants reported having access to the Web and 98% reported current use of electronic devices (eg, computers, iPads/tablets, smartphones, laptops, televisions, and smartboards). Mean scores (out of a possible 7) for the TAM constructs were high for intention to use (mean 6.25, SD 0.87), perceived ease of use (mean 6.00, SD 0.99), and perceived usefulness (mean 6.17, SD 0.85). Intention to use the Web-based alcohol management program was significantly associated with perceived ease of use (P=.02, RR 1.4, CI 1.0-2.9), perceived usefulness (P=.03, RR 1.5, CI 1.0-6.8) and club size (P=.02, RR 0.8, CI 0.5-0.9). The most useful features of such a program included the perceived ability to complete program requirements within users' own time, complete program accreditation assessment and monitoring online, develop tailored action plans, and receive email reminders and prompts to complete action.
A Web-based alcohol management approach to support sports clubs in the implementation of recommended alcohol management policies appears both feasible and acceptable. Future research should aim to determine if such intended use leads to actual use and club implementation of alcohol management policies.
实施全面的酒精管理策略可以减少过度饮酒，并降低体育场馆内与酒精相关的伤害风险。通过网络支持体育场馆实施酒精管理策略可能是在这种环境下减少酒精危害的一种有效且高效的方式。然而，这种方法的可行性和可接受性尚不清楚。
本研究旨在确定：（1）体育俱乐部当前对网络和电子设备的使用情况；（2）对使用基于网络的程序来支持体育俱乐部实施酒精管理政策的感知有用性、易用性和使用意愿；（3）与使用这种基于网络的支持程序的意愿相关的因素；（4）体育俱乐部认为有用的此类程序的具体功能。
对澳大利亚新南威尔士州社区足球俱乐部的俱乐部管理人员进行了一项横断面调查。使用经过验证的技术接受模型（TAM）工具评估对一个假设的基于网络的酒精管理支持程序的感知有用性、易用性和使用意愿。使用Fisher精确检验测试使用基于网络的程序的意愿与俱乐部特征以及感知易用性和有用性之间的关联，并使用使用该程序的高意愿的相对风险（RR）来表示。
在被邀请参与研究的73家足球俱乐部中，63家同意参与，46家符合条件并完成了调查。所有参与者均报告可以访问网络，98%的参与者报告当前使用电子设备（如电脑、iPad/平板电脑、智能手机、笔记本电脑、电视和智能白板）。TAM构念的平均得分（满分7分）在使用意愿（平均6.25，标准差0.87）、感知易用性（平均6.00，标准差0.99）和感知有用性（平均6.17，标准差0.85）方面都很高。使用基于网络的酒精管理程序的意愿与感知易用性（P = 0.02，RR 1.4，CI 1.0 - 2.9）、感知有用性（P = 0.03，RR 1.5，CI 1.0 - 6.8）和俱乐部规模（P = 0.02，RR 0.8，CI 0.5 - 0.9）显著相关。此类程序最有用的功能包括能够在用户自己的时间内完成程序要求、在线完成程序认证评估和监测、制定量身定制的行动计划以及接收电子邮件提醒和完成行动的提示。
一种基于网络的酒精管理方法，以支持体育俱乐部实施推荐的酒精管理政策，似乎既可行又可接受。未来的研究应旨在确定这种预期的使用是否会导致实际使用以及俱乐部实施酒精管理政策。
