scholarly journals A Smartphone App to Assess Alcohol Consumption Behavior: Development, Compliance, and Reactivity

10.2196/11157 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. e11157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoinette Poulton ◽  
Jason Pan ◽  
Loren Richard Bruns Jr ◽  
Richard O Sinnott ◽  
Robert Hester
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Smartphone App ◽  
Consumption Behavior ◽  
Behavior Development

scholarly journals A Smartphone App to Assess Alcohol Consumption Behavior: Development, Compliance, and Reactivity (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoinette Poulton ◽  
Jason Pan ◽  
Loren Richard Bruns Jr ◽  
Richard O Sinnott ◽  
Robert Hester
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Intake ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Experimental Period ◽  
Smartphone App ◽  
Healthy Population ◽  
Smartphone Apps ◽  
Group Status ◽  
Consumption Behavior ◽  
Study Protocols

BACKGROUND There are disadvantages—largely related to cost, participant burden, and missing data—associated with traditional electronic methods of assessing drinking behavior in real time. This potentially diminishes some of the advantages—namely, enhanced sample size and diversity—typically attributed to these methods. Download of smartphone apps to participants’ own phones might preserve these advantages. However, to date, few researchers have detailed the process involved in developing custom-built apps for use in the experimental arena or explored methodological concerns regarding compliance and reactivity. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to describe the process used to guide the development of a custom-built smartphone app designed to capture alcohol intake behavior in the healthy population. Methodological issues related to compliance with and reactivity to app study protocols were examined. Specifically, we sought to investigate whether hazard and nonhazard drinkers would be equally compliant. We also explored whether reactivity in the form of a decrease in drinking or reduced responding (“yes”) to drinking behavior would emerge as a function of hazard or nonhazard group status. METHODS An iterative development process that included elements typical of agile software design guided the creation of the CNLab-A app. Healthy individuals used the app to record alcohol consumption behavior each day for 21 days. Submissions were either event- or notification-contingent. We considered the size and diversity of the sample, and assessed the data for evidence of app protocol compliance and reactivity as a function of hazard and nonhazard drinker status. RESULTS CNLab-A yielded a large and diverse sample (N=671, mean age 23.12). On average, participants submitted data on 20.27 (SD 1.88) out of 21 days (96.5%, 20.27/21). Both hazard and nonhazard drinkers were highly compliant with app protocols. There were no differences between groups in terms of number of days of app use (P=.49) or average number of app responses (P=.54). Linear growth analyses revealed hazardous drinkers decreased their alcohol intake by 0.80 standard drinks over the 21-day experimental period. There was no change to the drinking of nonhazard individuals. Both hazard and nonhazard drinkers showed a slight decrease in responding (“yes”) to drinking behavior over the same period. CONCLUSIONS Smartphone apps participants download to their own phones are effective and methodologically sound means of obtaining alcohol consumption information for research purposes. Although further investigation is required, such apps might, in future, allow for a more thorough examination of the antecedents and consequences of drinking behavior.

scholarly journals EVIDENT Smartphone App, a New Method for the Dietary Record: Comparison With a Food Frequency Questionnaire (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose I Recio-Rodriguez ◽  
Carmela Rodriguez-Martin ◽  
Jesus Gonzalez-Sanchez ◽  
Emiliano Rodriguez-Sanchez ◽  
Carme Martin-Borras ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Daily Intake ◽  
Smartphone App ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Dietary Record ◽  
Macro And Micronutrients

BACKGROUND More alternatives are needed for recording people’s normal diet in different populations, especially adults or the elderly, as part of the investigation into the effects of nutrition on health. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the estimated values of energy intake, macro- and micronutrient, and alcohol consumption gathered using the EVIDENT II smartphone app against the data estimated with a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) in an adult population aged 18 to 70 years. METHODS We included 362 individuals (mean age 52 years, SD 12; 214/362, 59.1% women) who were part of the EVIDENT II study. The participants registered their food intake using the EVIDENT app during a period of 3 months and through an FFQ. Both methods estimate the average nutritional composition, including energy intake, macro- and micronutrients, and alcohol. Through the app, the values of the first week of food recording, the first month, and the entire 3-month period were estimated. The FFQ gathers data regarding the food intake of the year before the moment of interview. RESULTS The intraclass correlation for the estimation of energy intake with the FFQ and the app shows significant results, with the highest values returned when analyzing the app’s data for the full 3-month period (.304, 95% CI 0.144-0.434; P<.001). For this period, the correlation coefficient for energy intake is .233 (P<.001). The highest value corresponds to alcohol consumption and the lowest to the intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids (r=.676 and r=.155; P<.001), respectively. The estimation of daily intake of energy, macronutrients, and alcohol presents higher values in the FFQ compared with the EVIDENT app data. Considering the values recorded during the 3-month period, the FFQ for energy intake estimation (Kcal) was higher than that of the app (a difference of 408.7, 95% CI 322.7-494.8; P<.001). The same is true for the other macronutrients, with the exception g/day of saturated fatty acids (.4, 95% CI −1.2 to 2.0; P=.62). CONCLUSIONS The EVIDENT app is significantly correlated to FFQ in the estimation of energy intake, macro- and micronutrients, and alcohol consumption. This correlation increases with longer app recording periods. The EVIDENT app can be a good alternative for recording food intake in the context of longitudinal or intervention studies. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02016014; http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02016014 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/760i8EL8Q)

scholarly journals Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Perilaku Konsumsi Alkohol Anak Jalanan di Kota Kediri

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Esta Ruri Solecha ◽  
Diah Indriani
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Street Children ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Consumption Behavior ◽  
The Family ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Approach Method

The behavior of alcohol consumption among street children is a serious health problem, because the behavior can have a negative impact. This behavior occurs due to imperfect social interaction in the community and life within the family of street children. This study aims to determine the factors that influence the behavior of alcohol consumption in street children in Kediri. This research method using quantitative approach method. The population in this study is all street children in Kediri with the criteria of adolescents ie age 10-19 years. The sample used in this study were 30 respondents, using accidental sampling method. The variables used are alcohol consumption behavior, attitude, knowledge, affordability, and peers. Data were collected using questionnaire and data analysis using Chi-square test. The results showed that of 30 street children respondents 76.7% consumed alcohol. The result of Chi-square test shows that the level factor of knowledge, attitude, affordability and environment of peers who have many opportunities to perform alcohol consumption behavior is the affordability factor with OR = 15.8. This means that the easier a person to get an alcoholic drink the greater the chance to behave alcohol consumption.

scholarly journals Measuring young consumers’ sustainable consumption behavior: development and validation of the YCSCB scale

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 312-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Fischer ◽  
Tina Böhme ◽  
Sonja Maria Geiger
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Consumption Behavior ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Behavior Development ◽  
Qualitative Interview Study ◽  
Young Consumers ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Reliable Scale

Purpose Promoting sustainable consumption among young consumers has become a key priority on the research agenda in such different fields as education for sustainable development, environmental psychology and consumer policy. Progress in this field has been hampered by a lack of sophisticated research instruments capable of measuring consumption behaviors that are relevant both in terms of their sustainability impacts and their suitability for teenagers. This study aims to address this research gap and presents a scale for young consumers’ sustainable consumption behaviors (YCSCB) in the areas of food and clothing. Design/methodology/approach The scale was developed in a two-step, mixed-methods approach. In an initial qualitative interview study, the actual behaviors of theoretically selected young consumers (n = 8) were identified with regard to acquiring, using and disposing of consumer goods in the areas of food and clothing. The YCSCB scale was constructed using the findings of this qualitative study and then validated in a subsequent quantitative study (n = 155). Findings The YCSCB scale is a valid and reliable scale to measure young consumers’ sustainable consumption behavior in the areas of food (n = 14 items) and clothing (n = 13 items). Originality/value The findings of this research provide a twofold contribution to advancing research on YCSCB. Firstly, it presents a consolidated scale that is explicitly constructed for teenagers and their consumption contexts. Secondly, it proposes a heuristic for developing more sophisticated measurements of SCB among young consumers that would allow a comparison between studies, is focused on behaviors (instead of confounding behaviors with intentions, attitudes or values) and is impact-oriented in terms of sustainability relevance.

scholarly journals Relationship of Stress Levels in Alcohol Abuse in Teenager: A Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-67
Author(s):  
Jennifa Jennifa ◽  
Nessy Anggun Primasari ◽  
Eltanina Ulfameytalia Dewi ◽  
Rista Islamarida
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Consumption Behavior ◽  
The World ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Relationship Of

Introduction: Adolescents are individuals who experience a period of transition from childhood to adulthood. The inability of adolescents to control their emotions often leads to deviant behavior. Alcohol consumption behavior is currently a growing problem in the world of adolescents. Alcohol abuse occurs because alcohol is used to overcome psychological problems and stress in their lives, a person consumes alcohol as a way to escape because drunkenness makes it easy to forget the problem. This is dangerous because it can lead to alcoholism or dependence. Method: This writing uses a systematic review design. The data is taken from the science direct, proquest and google cendikia databases, with a period of 2016-2020. Search for journals and articles using the keywords Result: It was found that there is a significant relationship between stress levels experienced by adolescents and alcohol abuse. Because teenagers can not solve the problems they face so that it has a negative impact on alcohol consumption. Conclusion: Teenagers can be quickly influenced by negative things, especially from a bad environment, so that in the search for articles, more teenagers have problems from their families so that stress levels are higher. So there needs to be a role for parents in overcoming the bad effects of stress experienced by teenagers.

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