The impact of a hypothetical designated driver program on intended alcohol-related behavior
An RCT
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22943740 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bosco Rowland (0000-0003-0192-809X, Deakin University), B C Rowland, Luke Wolfenden (0000-0002-6178-3868, Cancer Institute of New South Wales), Pennie Dodds (0000-0002-8285-627X, Hunter New England Local Health District), Melanie Kingsland (0000-0002-4744-8465, University of Newcastle Australia), Karen Gillham (0000-0001-6584-7841, Hunter New England Local Health District), K E Gillham, John Wiggers (0000-0001-6361-9685, Hunter New England Local Health District), J H Wiggers |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 7-15 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Promotion International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapro/dau075 |
| PMID | 25209918 |
| OpenAlex | W2117917021 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 15 |
UNLABELLED: This study was aimed to assess, using vignettes, the impact of a hypothetical 'designated driver' (DD) initiative on level of intended alcohol consumption. A secondary aim was to assess whether using any form of transport where someone else drove was associated with level of intended consumption. A total of 390 individual sports club members from 72 clubs in New South Wales, Australia, completed a telephone survey. Individuals were randomized into one of two groups: one receiving a hypothetical vignette where the sports club members drank in a setting that provided a DD program; and the other receiving a vignette where the setting in which sports club members drank did not have a DD program. Individuals in both groups were asked to estimate the amount of alcohol they would be likely to consume and the time over which they would consume alcohol, and to indicate the likely means of traveling home afterwards. No difference in the amount of alcohol intended to be consumed between those in the DD and the non-DD group was identified. However, secondary analysis identified that, after controlling for group allocation, greater alcohol consumption was reported by individuals who used transport that relied on someone else to drive them home. DD programs implemented in community sports clubs may not affect intended alcohol consumption by club members. However, using someone else to drive home was associated with greater alcohol consumption. To mitigate against this risk, licensed premises that implement safe transport strategies should consider the use of additional strategies to moderate alcohol consumption that may be inadvertently encouraged. TRIAL REGISTRATION: (Australian Clinical Trials Registry) ACTRN12611000831987.
Affect (linguistics) · Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Club · Consumption (sociology) · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Poison control · Randomized controlled trial · Suicide prevention · Vignette · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects · Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Surgery
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |