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Efficacy of a web-based intervention for concerned spouses of service members and veterans with alcohol misuse.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
ISSN
0194-472X
Abstract
Concerned partners (CPs) of service members and veterans who misuse alcohol face help-seeking barriers and mental health problems. We used multiple regression to evaluate the efficacy of Partners Connect, a four-session web-based intervention (WBI) to address military CPs’ mental health and communication. We randomized 312 CPs to the WBI or a control group. Five months later, WBI CPs reported significant reductions in their anxiety and increases in their social support compared to control CPs. Intervention dose was also associated with improved WBI CP outcomes. Partners Connect appears to fill a need for families who face help-seeking barriers and provides an alternative to traditional care for those who may not otherwise seek help.
Language
en_US
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
Recommended Citation
Osilla, K.C., Trail, T.E., Pedersen, E.R., Gore, K.L., Tolpadi, A. & Rodriguez, L.M. (2018). Efficacy of a web-based intervention for concerned spouses of service members and veterans with alcohol misuse. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 44(2), 292-306. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12279
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Comments
This study was funded by a grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA; 1R34AA023123, Principal Investigator: Karen Chan Osilla). Citation only. Full-text article is available through licensed access provided by the publisher. Members of the USF System may access the full-text of the article through the authenticated link provided.