Table 1 Main elements within new online interventions MyCourse – Quit Smoking and MyCourse – Moderate Drinking
Main elements | Description |
|---|---|
Goal setting | Participants set a quit plan (SC and AM RCT) or moderation plan (only AM RCT) including a quit date |
Goal monitoring | Every day participants monitor their drinking or smoking behaviour, mood, cognitions, and contextual cues which have led them to drink or smoke. Feedback is provided in a personalized graph |
Exercises based on CBT and ACT | Exercises help identify high risk situations for excessive drinking/smoking and self-management strategies. |
ACT-exercises help accept difficult feelings while keeping focused on the behaviour goal and help exercise self-compassion to prevent relapse | |
Psycho-education | Effect of alcohol/tobacco on cancer, cancer treatment and life after cancer |
Reminders | Several automated email reminders to regularly log on, monitor behaviour and finish all exercises |
Peer support platform | A moderated bulletin board, focused on sharing tips and experiences |
Social support from social network | Semi-automated email functions throughout the program to send personalized, informing emails to a trusted person |