title: Acceptability of a computerized brief intervention for alcohol among abstinent but at-risk pregnant women.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Limitations in time and training have hindered widespread implementation of alcohol-based interventions in prenatal clinics. Also, despite the possibility of underreporting or relapse, many at-risk women report that they quit drinking after pregnancy confirmation so that interventions focusing on current drinking may seem unnecessary. The Computerized Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use in Pregnancy (C-BIAP) was designed to (a) be implemented via a handheld device in prenatal clinics, and (b) use a modified brief intervention strategy with women who screen at-risk but report no current drinking.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors administered the C-BIAP to 18 T-ACE (Tolerance, Annoyance, Cut Down, and Eye Opener)-positive pregnant African American women who provided quantitative and qualitative feedback.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The C-BIAP received high ratings of acceptability; qualitative feedback was also positive overall and suggested good acceptance of abstinence themes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Technology may be a feasible and acceptable method for brief intervention delivery with pregnant women who do not report current drinking.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Wayne State University , Detroit , Michigan , USA.
authors.forename: Sarah A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Pollick
authors.forename: Jessica R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Beatty
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Sokol
authors.forename: Ronald C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Strickler
authors.forename: Grace
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Dace S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Svikis
authors.forename: Golfo K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Tzilos
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ondersma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D064829:Alcohol Abstinence; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D037841:Pregnant People; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012306:Risk; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Alcohol/alcoholism; intervention programs; mixed-methods research; pregnancy; technology