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A context-specific digital alcohol brief intervention in symptomatic breast clinics (Abreast of health): Development and usability study

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© Julia M A Sinclair, Peter F Dutey-Magni, Annie S Anderson, Janis Baird, Mary E Barker, Ramsey I Cutress, Eileen F S Kaner, Mark McCann, Caspian K Priest, Ellen R Copson.Background: Potentially modifiable risk factors account for approximately 23% of breast cancer cases. In the United Kingdom, alcohol consumption alone is held responsible for 8% to 10% of cases diagnosed every year. Symptomatic breast clinics focus on early detection and treatment, but they also offer scope for delivery of low-cost lifestyle interventions to encourage a cancer prevention culture within the cancer care system. Careful development work is required to effectively translate such interventions to novel settings. Objective: The aim of this study was to develop a theory of change and delivery mechanism for a context-specific alcohol and lifestyle brief intervention aimed at women attending screening and symptomatic breast clinics. Methods: A formative study combined evidence reviews, analysis of mixed method data, and user experience research to develop an intervention model, following the 6 Steps in Quality Intervention Development (6SQuID) framework. Results: A Web app focused on improving awareness, encouraging self-monitoring, and reframing alcohol reduction as a positive choice to improve health was found to be acceptable to women. Accessing this in the clinic waiting area on a tablet computer was shown to be feasible. An important facilitator for change may be the heightened readiness to learn associated with a salient health visit (a teachable moment). Women may have increased motivation to change if they can develop a belief in their capability to monitor and, if necessary, reduce their alcohol consumption. Conclusions: Using the 6SQuID framework supported the prototyping and maximized acceptability and feasibility of an alcohol brief intervention for women attending symptomatic breast clinics, regardless of their level of alcohol consumption.


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Author(s): Sinclair JMA, Dutey-Magni PF, Anderson AS, Baird J, Barker ME, Cutress RI, Kaner EFS, McCann M, Priest CK, Copson ER

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: JMIR Research Protocols

Year: 2020

Volume: 9

Issue: 1

Print publication date: 01/01/2020

Online publication date: 03/05/2019

Acceptance date: 07/09/2019

Date deposited: 29/04/2020

ISSN (electronic): 1929-0748

Publisher: JMIR Publications

URL: https://doi.org/10.2196/14580

DOI: 10.2196/14580


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. MMcC holds a Medical Research Council/University fellowship supported by a Medical Research Council partnershipgrant (MC/PC/13027)
internal grant from the NationalInstitute for Health Research (NIHR) Southampton Biomedical Research Centre.
K is a member of Fuse, the Centre forTranslational Research in Public Health; the NIHR School of Public Health Research; and the NIHR School of Primary CareResearch
MMcC and is supported by the Medical Research Council and Chief Scientist Office through the Complexity inHealth Improvement program (MC_UU_12017/14/SPHSU14).
Medical Research Council (grant number MR/P016960/1)

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