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dc.contributor.authorTait, Robert
dc.contributor.authorChristensen, H.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:16:24Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:16:24Z
dc.date.created2014-11-19T01:13:20Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationTait, R. and Christensen, H. 2010. Internet based interventions for young people with problematic substance use: A systematic review. Medical Journal of Australia. 192: pp. S15-S21.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19914
dc.description.abstract

Objective: To conduct a systematic review of randomised trials of web-basedinterventions for problematic substance use by adolescents and young adults.Data sources: An extensive search conducted in February 2009 of computer databases(MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Current Contents) and manual searches of key references.Study selection: Randomised comparisons of fully automated web-based interventionsspecifically targeting adolescents and young adults (ie, typically school or tertiarystudents, 25 years old) versus other interventions.Data synthesis: 16 relevant studies were identified, and data were extracted from 13of the 14 reporting on alcohol use by young adults. The alcohol interventions had a smalleffect overall (d = - 0.22) and for specific outcomes (level of alcohol consumption,d = - 0.12; binge or heavy drinking frequency, d = - 0.35; alcohol-related social problems,d = - 0.57). The interventions were not effective (d = - 0.001) in preventing subsequentdevelopment of alcohol-related problems among people who were non-drinkers atbaseline. Due to methodological differences, data from the two studies reporting ontobacco interventions among adolescents were not combined.Conclusions: Based on findings largely from tertiary students, web interventionstargeting alcohol-related problems have an effect about equivalent to brief in-personinterventions, but with the advantage that they can be delivered to a far largerproportion of the target population. Web-based interventions to prevent thedevelopment of alcohol-related problems in those who do not currently drink appear tohave minimal impact. There are currently insufficient data to assess the effectiveness ofMJA 2010; 192: S15–S21web-based interventions for tobacco use by adolescents.

dc.publisherAustralasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd.
dc.subjectsubstance abuse
dc.subjectworld wide web
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectintervention
dc.subjectinternet
dc.subjectsystematic review
dc.titleInternet based interventions for young people with problematic substance use: A systematic review
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume192
dcterms.source.startPageS15
dcterms.source.endPageS21
dcterms.source.issn0025-729X
dcterms.source.titleMedical Journal of Australia
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