Authors
Melissa A Little, Robert C Klesges, Indika Mallawaarachchi, Timothy McMurry, Kinsey Pebley, Meghan McDevitt-Murphy, James Murphy, G Wayne Talcott
Publication date
2023/7/1
Journal
Military medicine
Volume
188
Issue
7-8
Pages
e1874-e1881
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Description
Background
Alcohol misuse poses significant public health concerns in the U.S. Military. An Alcohol Misconduct Prevention Program (AMPP), which includes a brief alcohol intervention (BAI) session, plus random breathalyzer program, has been shown to reduce alcohol-related incidents (ARIs) among Airmen undergoing training.
Purpose
The current study sought to examine whether a booster BAI administered at the end of Airmen’s training reduced ARIs out to a 1-year follow-up.
Methods
Participants were 26,231 U.S. Air Force Technical Trainees recruited between March 2016 and July 2018. Participants were cluster randomized by cohort to two conditions: AMPP + BAI Booster or AMPP + Bystander Intervention. The primary analysis was a comparison of the interventions’ efficacies in preventing Article 15 ARIs at a 1-year follow-up, conducted using …
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