who signs up who completes it what happens after Richard de Visser School of Psychology University of Sussex rd48sussexacuk Effects of shortterm abstinence As well as helping Alcohol Concern to get people to think about alcohol Dry January allows researchers to address to imp ID: 134822
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Dry January
- who signs up?- who completes it?- what happens after?Richard de VisserSchool of PsychologyUniversity of Sussexrd48@sussex.ac.ukSlide2
Effects of short-term abstinence?As well as helping Alcohol Concern to get people to think about alcohol, Dry January allows researchers to address to important questions
Some questions about the physiological impact now have answers: = lower liver fat, blood glucose, and blood cholesterol = better sleep quality, concentration, and work performance. However, little is known about how
many people complete Dry January
characteristics related to success consequences of taking part in Dry January
whether people “rebound”, and drink more after taking part Slide3
Dry January 2014 surveysAll people who registered were invited to take part
3,791 completed baseline questionnaire 1,682 completed immediate follow-up questionnaire in February 857 completed 6-month follow-up questionnaire in August 71%
successfully completed
30 people (4%) were still dry after 6 monthsSlide4
Success in Dry January
menwomenGreater social DRSEGreater emotional DRSE Greater
age
Fewer drinking days per week
Less frequent drunkenness
Lower
AUDIT score
Fundraising through Dry January
Plan to stop drinking
Younger at first drink
Fewer
drinks per drinking day
Had a dry month in the past
Greater
opportunistic DRSEDoing
Dry January with someoneSlide5
Changes in alcohol intake after doing Dry JanuarySlide6
Changes in alcohol intake after doing Dry JanuarySlide7
Changes in alcohol intake after doing Dry JanuarySlide8
Changes in drink refusal self-efficacy (DRSE) after doing Dry JanuarySlide9
Changes in drink refusal self-efficacy (DRSE) after doing Dry JanuarySlide10
Changes in drink refusal self-efficacy (DRSE) after doing Dry JanuarySlide11
Benefits82% felt a sense of achievement
[5.8 out of 7]79% saved money [5.6 out of 7]62% had better sleep [5.0 out of 7]
62% had more energy
[4.9 out of 7]
49% lost weight
[4.4 out of 7]