Who Can Deliver Brief e-Health Interventions
Unlike in-person Brief Interventions, no specific training is required to deliver brief e-health interventions for alcohol use problems, and most are fully automated. Some evidence does exist, however, that larger improvements are associated with brief e-health interventions that incorporate personal support (e.g., emails or text messages from a clinician) and that come from a credible source. There is also some evidence to suggest that brief e-health interventions for alcohol use problems are effective across several different populations, including universities, healthcare settings2 and other community settings. However, the evidence base comparing these settings against each other is weak and this is seen as an area for future research.
2Note that there has been mixed evidence in Emergency Department settings.