Program Reviews

Alcohol-Wise

Program Overview

Alcohol-Wise is an interactive, online alcohol prevention course that contains the following components: a pretest of alcohol knowledge, a baseline survey which includes eCHECKUP TO GO (personalized feedback on drinking behavior and risks), educational lessons on alcohol, and a final examination of alcohol knowledge. The full course, including the survey, takes approximately 1 to 2 hours to complete. To pass the course, students must complete a post-course knowledge final exam with a grade of 70% correct answers.

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Last Updated: 06/30/2023

Delivery:
Web-based

Theoretical Approach
Health belief model
Social cognitive theory
Transtheoretical model

Target Substances:
Alcohol

Target Outcomes:
Alcohol knowledge
Alcohol consumption
Smoking cessation

Age:
Young Adult (18-30 years)

Gender:
Female
Male

Race:
White
Asian/Pacific Islander
Black
Other

Ethnicity:
Hispanic

Setting:
College/University

Geographic Location:
USA

Language:
English

Index Study Publication Date:
2015

Evaluations

  • Study Design: RCT

    Study Type: Efficacy/Effectiveness

    Sample Size: N=4034

    Demographics:

    Age
    18 years old: 77.7%

    Gender
    Female: 62%
    Male: 38%
    Non-Binary+: Not Reported

    Race
    American Indian or Alaska Native: Not Reported
    Asian: 11.2%
    Black or African American: 12.8%
    Multiracial: Not Reported
    Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: Not Reported
    White: 66.4%
    Other: 3.3%

    Ethnicity
    Hispanic: 3.8%

  • Study Design: RCT

    Study Type: Efficacy/Effectiveness

    Sample Size: N=126

    Demographics:

    Age
    Mean=18 (SD=0.29)

    Gender
    Female: 72.4%
    Male: Not Reported
    Non-Binary+: Not Reported

    Race
    American Indian or Alaska Native: Not Reported
    Asian: Not Reported
    Black or African American: Not Reported
    Multiracial: Not Reported
    Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: Not Reported
    White: 85.5%
    Other: Not Reported

    Ethnicity
    Not Reported

  • Study Design: Quasi-experiment

    Study Type: Efficacy/Effectiveness

    Sample Size: N=200

    Demographics:

    Age
    Mean=19 (SD=1)

    Gender
    Female: 49%
    Male: 51%
    Non-Binary+: Not Reported

    Race
    American Indian or Alaska Native: Not Reported
    Asian: Not Reported
    Black or African American: Not Reported
    Multiracial: Not Reported
    Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: Not Reported
    White: 42.5%
    Other: 15%

    Ethnicity
    Hispanic: 42.5%

  • Study Design: RCT

    Sample Size: N=58

    Study Type: Efficacy/Effectiveness

    Demographics:

    Age
    Mean=20 (SD=1.2)

    Gender
    Female: 79.3%
    Male: 20.7%
    Non-Binary+: Not Reported

    Race
    American Indian/Alaska Native: Not Reported
    Asian/Pacific Islander: 12.1%
    Multiracial: Not Reported
    Black: 3.4%
    White: 69%
    Other: 1.7%

    Ethnicity
    Hispanic/Latino: 13.8%