Open AccessDevelopment and Computerized Implementation of an Impaired Driving Intervention for College Students
Author(s) -
Ryan J. Martin,
Stuart Usdan,
Jennifer Cremeens,
Randy Devereaux,
Supriya Reddy,
Joe Schumacher
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
american journal of health studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-4511
pISSN - 1090-0500
DOI - 10.47779/ajhs.2014.213
Subject(s) - timeline , psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , test (biology) , alcohol consumption , psychology , pilot test , medical education , applied psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , alcohol , psychiatry , paleontology , biochemistry , chemistry , archaeology , biology , history
Excessive alcohol consumption and drinking and driving among college students are public health concerns. Online alcohol-related interventions have produced some positive outcomes in the college student populations; however, online interventions to reduce drinking and driving specifically have been neither developed nor tested. We developed an online Impaired Driving Intervention (IDI) using the Impaired Driving Assessment, a modified alcohol-specific version of timeline follow-back method of assessing behavior. This research examines: (1) the development of the IDI; (2) a pilot test of the IDI among 19 undergraduates; and (3) the refinements made to the program based on the pilot test. As a result of our pilot test, we changed the timing of our participant screening and for several program components we provided clearer instructions, including the addition of informative “pop-up” windows.