Alcooquizz

Description:

The Alcooquizz app includes 5 modules: 1) personalised feedback on alcohol use, comparing consumption with age- and country- based norms, in addition to indicating the caloric value of reported consumption and risk, 2) self-monitoring tool, allowing the user to set limits for 1, 2, or 7 days, and inviting the user to complete a drinking diary every day 3) tool to choose designated driver, allowing photos of up to 6 people to be uploaded - the phone is then shaken and a person randomly assiged as designated driver 4) blood alcohol content calculator, and 5) information on alcohol use and its consequences. 

Service URL:

http://www.alcooquizz.ch/

Agency Responsible:

le CHUV (Hospital of canton Vaudois), Switzerland .

Mobile Platforms:

Apple and Android.

Details

Format:

Smartphone Application.

Intervention Type:

Other. Self-assessment and Normative feedback

Course Structure:

No Set Course.

Course Length:

Moderate (2-5 modules).

Support Option:

No support.

Target Audience

Primary Category:

Alcohol.

Target Audience:

Adult.

Languages:

English and French.

Access

Mobile platforms:

Android:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=alcooquizz.netinfluence.com

Apple:

https://itunes.apple.com/ch/app/alcooquizz/id408378914?mt=8

Fee:

Free.

Access:

Open: No registration required.

Contact Details:

Alcooquizz@chuv.ch

Research evidence

Research Trials:

1

Research RCTs:

0

Outcome Summary:

A pilot study published in 2017 indicated that users showed significant reductions in drinks/week (p=0.01) and binge drinking occasions (p=0.0001). 

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Research paper citations

Bertholet, N., et al. (2017). "Smartphone application for unhealthy alcohol use: A pilot study." Substance Abuse 38(3): 285-291.