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Peer‐led interventions to reduce alcohol consumption in college students: A scoping review

Risky alcohol consumption among college students is a significant public health issue. In the college setting, students can collaborate in the implementation of peer‐led interventions. To date, evidence of peer‐led programmes in reducing harmful alcohol consumption in this population is inconclusive...

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Autores principales: Lavilla‐Gracia, María, Pueyo‐Garrigues, María, Pueyo‐Garrigues, Sara, Pardavila‐Belio, Miren Idoia, Canga‐Armayor, Ana, Esandi, Nuria, Alfaro‐Díaz, Cristina, Canga‐Armayor, Navidad
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Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10087199/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36057959
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13990
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author Lavilla‐Gracia, María
Pueyo‐Garrigues, María
Pueyo‐Garrigues, Sara
Pardavila‐Belio, Miren Idoia
Canga‐Armayor, Ana
Esandi, Nuria
Alfaro‐Díaz, Cristina
Canga‐Armayor, Navidad
author_facet Lavilla‐Gracia, María
Pueyo‐Garrigues, María
Pueyo‐Garrigues, Sara
Pardavila‐Belio, Miren Idoia
Canga‐Armayor, Ana
Esandi, Nuria
Alfaro‐Díaz, Cristina
Canga‐Armayor, Navidad
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description Risky alcohol consumption among college students is a significant public health issue. In the college setting, students can collaborate in the implementation of peer‐led interventions. To date, evidence of peer‐led programmes in reducing harmful alcohol consumption in this population is inconclusive. The aim of the current scoping review is to provide a broad overview by systematically examining and mapping the literature on peer‐led interventions for preventing risky alcohol consumption by college students. The specific aims were to (1) identify the underlying focus of the interventions and assess their (2) effectiveness and (3) feasibility. A comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, DART‐Europe, RCAAP, Trove and ProQuest. The inclusion criteria were peer‐led interventions that exclusively addressed alcohol consumption, college students as the target population and interventional studies (randomised controlled trials, quasi‐experimental studies, systematic reviews and meta‐analyses of interventions). The methodological quality of the articles was evaluated. From 6654 potential studies, 13 were included. Nine interventions were described within these studies: Voice of Reason programme, Brief Advice sessions, Peer Theatre, Alcohol Education programme, Perceptions of Alcohol Norms intervention, Motivational Intervention, Alcohol Skills Training programme, Lifestyle Management Class and the Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students. Only the last showed significant reductions in three of the four outcome measures: quantity and frequency of drinking, estimated peak blood alcohol concentration and alcohol‐related consequences. It did not significantly decrease the number of heavy‐drinking episodes. Peer interventions may be effective in preventing alcohol use among college students, although the evidence is weak and scarce. Further research is needed to strengthen the findings about peer‐led interventions.
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spelling pubmed-100871992023-04-12 Peer‐led interventions to reduce alcohol consumption in college students: A scoping review Lavilla‐Gracia, María Pueyo‐Garrigues, María Pueyo‐Garrigues, Sara Pardavila‐Belio, Miren Idoia Canga‐Armayor, Ana Esandi, Nuria Alfaro‐Díaz, Cristina Canga‐Armayor, Navidad Health Soc Care Community Review Articles Risky alcohol consumption among college students is a significant public health issue. In the college setting, students can collaborate in the implementation of peer‐led interventions. To date, evidence of peer‐led programmes in reducing harmful alcohol consumption in this population is inconclusive. The aim of the current scoping review is to provide a broad overview by systematically examining and mapping the literature on peer‐led interventions for preventing risky alcohol consumption by college students. The specific aims were to (1) identify the underlying focus of the interventions and assess their (2) effectiveness and (3) feasibility. A comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, DART‐Europe, RCAAP, Trove and ProQuest. The inclusion criteria were peer‐led interventions that exclusively addressed alcohol consumption, college students as the target population and interventional studies (randomised controlled trials, quasi‐experimental studies, systematic reviews and meta‐analyses of interventions). The methodological quality of the articles was evaluated. From 6654 potential studies, 13 were included. Nine interventions were described within these studies: Voice of Reason programme, Brief Advice sessions, Peer Theatre, Alcohol Education programme, Perceptions of Alcohol Norms intervention, Motivational Intervention, Alcohol Skills Training programme, Lifestyle Management Class and the Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students. Only the last showed significant reductions in three of the four outcome measures: quantity and frequency of drinking, estimated peak blood alcohol concentration and alcohol‐related consequences. It did not significantly decrease the number of heavy‐drinking episodes. Peer interventions may be effective in preventing alcohol use among college students, although the evidence is weak and scarce. Further research is needed to strengthen the findings about peer‐led interventions. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022-09-04 2022-11 /pmc/articles/PMC10087199/ /pubmed/36057959 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13990 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Health and Social Care in the Community published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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Esandi, Nuria
Alfaro‐Díaz, Cristina
Canga‐Armayor, Navidad
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10087199/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36057959
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13990
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