Lee Ks Kylie, Conigrave James H, Dale Elizabeth, Conigrave Katherine M, Dzidowska Monika, Reynolds Taleah, Wilson Scott, Perry Jimmy, Manton Danielle, Lee Alex, Hayman Noel, Zheng Catherine, Fitts Michelle, Wilson Dan, Dawson Angela
Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
The Edith Collins Centre (Translation Research in Alcohol, Drugs and Toxicology), Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia.
Drug Alcohol Rev. 2025 Jan;44(1):119-132. doi: 10.1111/dar.13964. Epub 2024 Oct 24.
The Grog Survey App is a validated, visual and interactive self-administered application for tablet computers that is designed to help Aboriginal Australians describe their alcohol consumption. Each person who completes the App also receives a brief intervention with feedback tailored to their survey responses. We aimed to qualitatively assess the acceptability and perceived quality of the Grog App's brief intervention, among higher risk consumers and health providers at an Aboriginal residential rehabilitation centre.
This descriptive qualitative study analysed feedback from clients (n = 20) and staff (n = 10) of a drug and alcohol residential rehabilitation service on the brief intervention element of the Grog App. Data were collected face-to-face via semi-structured interviews over four consecutive weeks between May and June 2021. A content analysis was conducted, which was informed by the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS).
Client and staff feedback is summarised using four themes from the MARS framework: (i) aesthetics; (ii) engagement; (iii) functionality; and (iv) information. Most clients and staff felt like health messages on the brief intervention were written by 'someone who understands'. Overall, clients and staff described the brief intervention as visually appealing, engaging and likely able to elicit 'lightbulb moments'.
The brief intervention on the Grog App is unique in its provision of tailored advice based on survey responses to all individuals (i.e., those who do not drink through to those with likely dependence). Further research is needed to assess effectiveness of this brief intervention.
“格罗格调查应用程序”是一款经过验证的、适用于平板电脑的可视化交互式自我管理应用程序，旨在帮助澳大利亚原住民描述他们的饮酒情况。每个完成该应用程序的人还会收到针对其调查回复量身定制的简短干预及反馈。我们旨在对一家原住民居住康复中心的高风险消费者和医疗服务提供者对“格罗格应用程序”简短干预的可接受性和感知质量进行定性评估。
这项描述性定性研究分析了一家药物和酒精居住康复服务机构的客户（n = 20）和工作人员（n = 10）对“格罗格应用程序”简短干预部分的反馈。2021年5月至6月期间，通过连续四周的半结构化面对面访谈收集数据。采用移动应用评分量表（MARS）进行内容分析。
使用MARS框架的四个主题总结了客户和工作人员的反馈：（i）美学；（ii）参与度；（iii）功能；（iv）信息。大多数客户和工作人员感觉简短干预中的健康信息是由“理解他们的人”撰写的。总体而言，客户和工作人员将简短干预描述为视觉上有吸引力、引人入胜，并且可能会引发“顿悟时刻”。
“格罗格应用程序”上的简短干预独特之处在于，它根据对所有个体（即从不饮酒者到可能有酒瘾者）的调查回复提供量身定制的建议。需要进一步研究来评估这种简短干预的有效性。
