1. MUTUAL FEEDBACK Giving feedback requires getting information Often the information that we get seems to be uninteresting or we don’t collect it at all A-Clinic Foundation collects information and feedback of –AUDIT on-line –Comprehensive test on alcohol use –Promille - BAC by SMS

2. AUDIT Standard ten question Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test by WHO With three additional questions –Sex –Age –Who is the test for (oneself, spouse, child, other family member or client)

3. AUDIT On-line database saves the time, points, sex, age and who is the test for The number of error messages are stored to find out if people don’t want to tell personal background information Only 5 % didn’t fill all the required information at the first time > It seems that people don’t mind us asking personal questions

4. AUDIT Results from the first week: 199 people made the test 55 % were women 62 % were over the age of 25 93 % of women test themselves 81 % of men test themselves

5. AUDIT Results from the first week: 68 % made the test between 9.00 - 17.00 The average result for women was 11 The average result for men was 16 –The drinking is considered to be harmful if points exceed 8 and clearly harmful with over 17 points 5 % got 0 points > who are they?

6. COMPREHENSIVE TEST Originally Canadian test that has been slightly formulated and improved 22 questions: AUDIT, number of drinks on a typical month or week (calendar), harmful effects & background information Feedback: yearly statistics, absorbing and burning of alcohol, risky and sensible drinking

7. COMPREHENSIVE TEST Volunteer feedback form with 13 questions First we collected just the feedback by email Over 900 received feedback messages Two on-line databases save all the information –One saves all the answers –Other saves the feedback –The feedback can be combined to the answers by an individual ID-number

8. COMPREHENSIVE TEST How useful was the test according to the first 100 people who gave feedback

9. COMPREHENSIVE TEST The first 100 who gave feedback by age groups

10. COMPREHENSIVE TEST What was surprising according to the feedback? How long the burning of alcohol takes How much time one is under the influence in a year How many portions one drinks in a year Amount of calories one gets from alcohol How the risk of getting into accidents grows > Perhaps we should stress these issues more on alcohol prevention?

11. COMPREHENSIVE TEST Some statistics from a period of 10 days Friday 3rd - Sunday 12th of October 2003 873 people made the test Average age was 27 52 % were women 46 people (5 %) filled the feedback form 16 (2 %) left their email address > Quite selected group gives feedback

12. COMPREHENSIVE TEST On average people report drinking 5-6 standard portions of alcohol in a typical day when they drink some (AUDIT) On average they drank 7,7 standard portions last time they drank alcohol (women 5,8) > Is it easier to embellish the truth with the classifications? On average people report drinking eleven portions per week (women 7,5) 9 % filled the monthly calendar

13. COMPREHENSIVE TEST In the past year, was there ever a time that you felt your alcohol use had a harmful effect on your friendships or social life? –22 % answered yes (16 % of women) physical health? –30 % answered yes (31 % of women) outlook on life (happiness)? –35 % answered yes (32 % of women)

14. COMPREHENSIVE TEST In the past year, was there ever a time that you felt your alcohol use had a harmful effect on your home life or marriage? –30 % answered yes (27 % of women) on work, studies, or employment opportunities? –25 % answered yes (24 % of women) financial position? –50 % answered yes (50 % of women)

15. PROMILLE SMS SMS service was launched on 11.4.2000 You just send an sms containing sex, weight, amount of drinks (in standard portions) and the starting time of drinking –For example: M 71 5 1530 –Send it to number 16400 –You get an estimate of your blood alcohol content and how long will it take until the alcohol has left your system On-line database saves the information from messages

16. PROMILLE SMS 75 % of users are men 25 % are women On average men report drinking 10 portions Women report drinking 7 portions The average result (BAL) for men is 0.694 The average result (BAL) for women is 0.661 STATISTICS ARE BASED ON USER (n=10234) INFORMATION BETWEEN 6.4.01-12.11.02.

17. PROMILLE SMS When people who use the service start drinking?

18. PROMILLE SMS What time the service is mostly used?

19. Thank you for your patience! Heikki Bothas Project planner - M. Soc. Sc. A-Clinic Foundation heikki.bothas@a-klinikka.fi