Feasibility of a Mobile Messaging-Enhanced Brief Intervention for High Risk Heavy Drinking MSM: A Pre-Pilot Study

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this project was to assess the feasibility of an in-person session + mobile messaging intervention approach to reduce heavy drinking and condomless anal intercourse among heavy drinking men who have sex with men at high risk for HIV. Participant (n = 8) engagement rates, retention and satisfaction ratings were used to measure feasibility and acceptability of the 4-week intervention. Paired t-tests were used to assess additional secondary outcomes. Results support the feasibility and acceptability of this novel treatment approach among this population. Pre-post intervention effect sizes on alcohol, sex risk and process variable secondary outcomes are discussed.

KEYWORDS:

• Men who have sex with men
• MSM
• HIV
• alcohol
• mhealth
• mobile messaging

Acknowledgments

Both authors contributed to all stages of data collection, analyses, interpretation of results and manuscript preparation.

Declaration of Interests

There are no conflicts of interests to be declared.

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Funding

This study was supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism under grant R01-AA022301-01A1.