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Development and evaluation of digital behaviour change interventions
We are engaged in development and evaluation of a range of digital behaviour change interventions to help with quitting smoking and reducing alcohol consumption.
Investigators: Robert West, Jamie Brown, Emma Beard, Lion Shahab, Ildiko Tombor, Olga Perski, Claire Garnett, Sarah Jackson and Harveen Ubhi
Contact: Jamie Brown (jamie.brown[at]ucl.ac.uk)
Funding
- Cancer Research UK
- UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies (UKCTAS) (formerly UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies, UKCTCS)
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
- School for Public Health Research (SPHR)
- Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA)
External collaborators
- Silverback
- Quit 51
- UKCTAS
Drink Less is a smartphone app, freely available on iTunes, designed to help people reduce their alcohol consumption that was developed using a systematic and iterative process drawing on evidence and theory. The app has recently been optimised in terms of its effectiveness and usability based on an initial factorial trial, user feedback and further user testing as part of a funded project.
Papers relating to this research are available here and other materials are available on the Open Science Framework project page.
