A scoping review of Dry January: evidence and future directions.

IF 2.2 4区 医学 Q3 SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Megan Strowger, Matthew K Meisel, Sarah Uriarte, Suzanne M Colby
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Abstract

Dry January is a temporary alcohol abstinence challenge where participants commit to abstaining from drinking alcohol for one month. It has grown in popularity since its inception >10 years ago. The current scoping review sought to broadly characterize the peer-reviewed literature on Dry January, summarize its main findings, strengths and limitations, and delineate future research directions. In total, 90 publications were screened and 16 were reviewed. Findings revealed that compared to drinkers in the general population who did not participate, Dry January participants tended to report having higher incomes, completed university education, reported being female, younger, and engaging in heavy drinking at baseline. Those who consumed light to moderate amounts of alcohol were more likely to report successfully abstaining than heavier drinkers. Among successful abstainers, short- and mid-term sustained reductions in self-reported alcohol use and improved biological outcomes, well-being, and drink refusal self-efficacy were observed. Benefits were also reported among those who did not fully abstain. Most Dry January participants would participate in the program again. Overall, Dry January demonstrates significant promise and warrants more rigorous research. As nearly all extant research derives from the United Kingdom, future research should investigate applications and effects beyond that population.

《一月戒酒:证据和未来方向》的范围审查。
“一月戒酒”是一个暂时的戒酒挑战,参与者承诺戒酒一个月。自10年前创立以来,它越来越受欢迎。当前的范围综述旨在对Dry January的同行评议文献进行广泛的描述,总结其主要发现、优势和局限性,并描绘未来的研究方向。共筛选了90份出版物,审查了16份。研究结果显示,与没有参与的普通人群中的饮酒者相比,“一月戒酒”的参与者往往报告收入更高,完成了大学教育,报告为女性,年轻,并且在基线时大量饮酒。那些少量或适量饮酒的人比重度饮酒者更有可能成功戒酒。在成功戒酒者中,观察到自我报告酒精使用的短期和中期持续减少,改善了生物学结果、幸福感和拒绝饮酒的自我效能。据报道,那些没有完全戒酒的人也有好处。大多数戒酒一月的参与者会再次参加这个项目。总的来说,“一月戒酒”显示出了巨大的前景,值得进行更严格的研究。由于几乎所有现存的研究都来自英国,未来的研究应该调查该人群以外的应用和影响。
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Alcohol and alcoholism
Alcohol and alcoholism 医学-药物滥用
CiteScore
4.70
自引率
3.60%
发文量
62
审稿时长
4-8 weeks
期刊介绍: About the Journal Alcohol and Alcoholism publishes papers on the biomedical, psychological, and sociological aspects of alcoholism and alcohol research, provided that they make a new and significant contribution to knowledge in the field. Papers include new results obtained experimentally, descriptions of new experimental (including clinical) methods of importance to the field of alcohol research and treatment, or new interpretations of existing results. Theoretical contributions are considered equally with papers dealing with experimental work provided that such theoretical contributions are not of a largely speculative or philosophical nature.
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