Acceptability and feasibility of a computer-based application to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians describe their alcohol consumption. Issue 1 (1st February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lee, Ks Kylie; Conigrave, James H.; Al Ansari, Mustafa; Wilson, Scott; Perry, Jimmy; Zheng, Catherine; Freeburn, Bradley; Room, Robin; Callinan, Sarah; Hayman, Noel; Chikritzhs, Tanya; Slade, Tim; Gray, Dennis; Conigrave, Katherine M.
• Is Part Of: Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse. Volume 20:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 16
• Page End: 33
• Publication Date: 2021-02-01
• Subjects: Aboriginal -- Torres Strait Islander -- Indigenous -- alcohol -- measurement -- survey -- acceptability -- feasibility; Substance abuse -- Periodicals; Minorities -- Substance use -- Periodicals; Ethnicity -- Periodicals; Substance abuse -- United States -- Periodicals; Minorities -- Substance use -- United States -- Periodicals; Ethnicity -- United States -- Periodicals; Substance-Related Disorders -- ethnology -- Periodicals; 362.29089
• DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2019.1579144
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1533-2640

Abstract

Abstract: We examined acceptability and feasibility of a tablet application ("App") to record self-reported alcohol consumption among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Four communities (1 urban; 3 regional/remote) tested the App, with 246 adult participants (132 males, 114 females). The App collected (a) completion time; (b) participant feedback; (c) staff observations. Three research assistants were interviewed. Only six (1.4%) participants reported that the App was "hard" to use. Participants appeared to be engaged and to require minimal assistance; nearly half verbally reflected on their drinking or drinking of others. The App has potential for surveys, screening, or health promotion.