A Mobile Intervention for Black Individuals Who Engage in Hazardous Drinking

A Mobile-Delivered Personalized Feedback Intervention for Black Individuals Who Engage in Hazardous Drinking

The purpose of this study is to develop and examine a culturally adapted, mobile health application for the Android and iOS platform. The application uses a personalized feedback intervention (PFI) designed to enhance knowledge regarding adverse anxiety-alcohol interrelations, increase motivation and intention to reduce hazardous drinking, and reduce positive attitudes and intention regarding anxiety-related alcohol use among Black hazardous drinkers with clinical anxiety.

Investigators will develop a culturally adapted, brief, single-session PFI delivered via a mobile health application for the Android and iOS platform through an iterative approach using expert input and semi-structured interview sessions. Next, Black hazardous drinkers with clinical anxiety will assess program navigation and conduct usability testing. Finally, Black hazardous drinkers with clinical anxiety will be recruited to complete the final prototype of the mobile health application in order to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and initial effects. Initial screening will be conducted via Zoom; baseline and post-treatment data will be collected via Zoom and 1-week, 1-month, and 3-months follow-up data will be collected remotely.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being 21 years of age or older
• Self-identifying as Black or African American
• Meeting criteria for current hazardous drinking pattern
• Meeting criteria for clinical anxiety
• Being able to provide written, informed consent
• Owning a smartphone.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Current participation in alcohol or other substance abuse treatment
• Engaged in psychotherapy for anxiety or depression
• Concurrent use of medication for anxiety or depression
• Being pregnant by self-report
• Residence outside of the United States confirmed via survey geolocation
• Inability to provide a valid United States-issued driver's license or identification card to verify identity.