What do we know about alcohol internet interventions aimed at employees?—A scoping review
BackgroundInternet interventions are a promising avenue for delivering alcohol prevention to employees. The objective of this scoping review was to map all research on alcohol internet interventions aimed at employees regardless of design, to gain an overview of current evidence and identify potenti...
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| author | Christopher Sundström Christopher Sundström David Forsström David Forsström Anne H. Berman Anne H. Berman Zarnie Khadjesari Kristina Sundqvist |
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| description | BackgroundInternet interventions are a promising avenue for delivering alcohol prevention to employees. The objective of this scoping review was to map all research on alcohol internet interventions aimed at employees regardless of design, to gain an overview of current evidence and identify potential knowledge gaps.MethodsWe conducted a literature search in three data bases (PsycInfo, PubMed, and Web of Science). Eligibility criteria were that (1) the study targeted employees age ≥18 years; (2) the intervention was delivered predominantly online; (3) the study focused specifically or in part on alcohol use; and (4) the study was published in English in a peer-reviewed academic journal. Two reviewers independently screened, reviewed, and extracted data.ResultsTwenty studies were included, of which 10 were randomized controlled trials, five were secondary analyses, three were feasibility trials, one was a cohort study and one described the rationale and development of an intervention. No qualitative studies were found. Randomized trials tended to show effects when interventions were compared to waitlists but not when more intensive interventions were compared to less intensive ones. We identified two design-related aspects where studies differed; (1) whether all applicants were included regardless of alcohol use level and (2) whether the intervention was explicitly framed as alcohol-focused or not. Significant recruitment problems were noted in several studies.ConclusionsAlcohol internet interventions hold promise in delivering alcohol prevention to employees, but heterogeneity in study design and difficulties in recruitment complicate interpretation of findings.Systematic review registrationhttps://osf.io/25x7e/, Open Science Framework. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3eab1863d48b42b5be1af62a93a35b1c2023-01-26T11:38:19ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-01-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.929782929782What do we know about alcohol internet interventions aimed at employees?—A scoping reviewChristopher Sundström0Christopher Sundström1David Forsström2David Forsström3Anne H. Berman4Anne H. Berman5Zarnie Khadjesari6Kristina Sundqvist7Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SwedenCentre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm Health Care Services, Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SwedenCentre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm Health Care Services, Stockholm, SwedenCentre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm Health Care Services, Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenBehavioral and Implementation Science Research Group, School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United KingdomDepartment of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SwedenBackgroundInternet interventions are a promising avenue for delivering alcohol prevention to employees. The objective of this scoping review was to map all research on alcohol internet interventions aimed at employees regardless of design, to gain an overview of current evidence and identify potential knowledge gaps.MethodsWe conducted a literature search in three data bases (PsycInfo, PubMed, and Web of Science). Eligibility criteria were that (1) the study targeted employees age ≥18 years; (2) the intervention was delivered predominantly online; (3) the study focused specifically or in part on alcohol use; and (4) the study was published in English in a peer-reviewed academic journal. Two reviewers independently screened, reviewed, and extracted data.ResultsTwenty studies were included, of which 10 were randomized controlled trials, five were secondary analyses, three were feasibility trials, one was a cohort study and one described the rationale and development of an intervention. No qualitative studies were found. Randomized trials tended to show effects when interventions were compared to waitlists but not when more intensive interventions were compared to less intensive ones. We identified two design-related aspects where studies differed; (1) whether all applicants were included regardless of alcohol use level and (2) whether the intervention was explicitly framed as alcohol-focused or not. Significant recruitment problems were noted in several studies.ConclusionsAlcohol internet interventions hold promise in delivering alcohol prevention to employees, but heterogeneity in study design and difficulties in recruitment complicate interpretation of findings.Systematic review registrationhttps://osf.io/25x7e/, Open Science Framework.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.929782/fullalcoholdigital interventioninternet interventionworkplaceemployeescoping review |
| spellingShingle | Christopher Sundström Christopher Sundström David Forsström David Forsström Anne H. Berman Anne H. Berman Zarnie Khadjesari Kristina Sundqvist What do we know about alcohol internet interventions aimed at employees?—A scoping review Frontiers in Public Health alcohol digital intervention internet intervention workplace employee scoping review |
| title | What do we know about alcohol internet interventions aimed at employees?—A scoping review |
| title_full | What do we know about alcohol internet interventions aimed at employees?—A scoping review |
| title_fullStr | What do we know about alcohol internet interventions aimed at employees?—A scoping review |
| title_full_unstemmed | What do we know about alcohol internet interventions aimed at employees?—A scoping review |
| title_short | What do we know about alcohol internet interventions aimed at employees?—A scoping review |
| title_sort | what do we know about alcohol internet interventions aimed at employees a scoping review |
| topic | alcohol digital intervention internet intervention workplace employee scoping review |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.929782/full |
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