OPEN Research Support
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Assoc. Prof.
Silke Behrendt
Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark


Projekt styring
Projekt status    Open
 
Data indsamlingsdatoer
Start 01.10.2023  
Slut 30.04.2025  
 



Text messaging to reduce high-risk alcohol use among older adults

Short summary

A pilot study on text-messaging to reduce hazardous alcohol consumption among Danish adults aged 55 - 80 years. Participants (n=60) will receive different types of supportive text-messages via a secure app. The intervention has been investigated in the US before and we will adapt it to Danish language, culture, and data regulation in this pilot-study.


Rationale

High-risk drinking is very prevalent among Danes aged 55+. It poses a serious risk to health and independent living, burdening health care systems and family members. Measures to reduce high-risk alcohol use in this growing group at need are urgently needed. Recent evidence suggests that a text-messaging intervention reduces high-risk alcohol intake in older adults. We aim to adapt and pilot-test this text-messaging intervention under Danish conditions, including feedback interviews with the target group.


Description of the cohort

Adults aged 55 - 80 years from the Danish population who report hazardous alcohol consumption.


Data and biological material

Questionnaire data.


Collaborating researchers and departments

Unit for Clinical Alcohol Research, University of Southern Denmark

  • Anette Søgaard Nielsen
  • Kjeld Andersen

Center for Digital Psychiatry

  • Angelina Isabella Mellentin

Hunter College at CUNY, New York, USA

  • Alexis Kuerbis