Abreast of Health: Phase 3 – v1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Lifestyle and Alcohol Information Needs in Breast Health Services: Phase 3
IRAS ID
241069
Contact name
Julia Sinclair
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
31527, Uni Southampton ERGO number
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 5 months, 31 days
Research summary
The Chief Medical Officers have updated the national alcohol guidelines reflecting new scientific evidence that risks of alcohol on health are dose-dependent, and that there is no ‘safe’ level of alcohol consumption. Public awareness of this recent evidence needs to be raised to all consumers of alcohol, whether light or heavy drinkers, in order to reduce alcohol intake across the whole population. Evidence shows that people are more receptive to health improvement advice and to make positive changes in their lifestyle when facing significant health events. This has been described as ‘readiness to learn’.\n\nWe propose to explore acceptability and feasibility of an opportunistic alcohol brief intervention (ABI) delivered electronically to women during breast clinics, when women may wish to know what they can do to minimise their risks from alcohol, capitalising on the heightened receptivity provided by the context of breast clinic waiting areas. Our team of researchers have designed a prototype web application which could be accessed by patients in clinic on a tablet computer as they wait for their hospital appointment. This prototype has been developed around what we know of women’s cancer information needs, and provide tailored and positive public health messages.\n\nEthical approval for this research is sought to test and improve the prototype in clinics around it acceptability, usability and feasibility. This mixed method study involves a combination of interviewing, observation and collection of quantitative data from participants.
REC name
South Central - Oxford A Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/SC/0120
Date of REC Opinion
22 Mar 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion