This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273), provides $603,364.00 to The Leland Stanford Junior University to fund a 3-year study on using ecological momentary data to develop a web-based intervention for partners concerned about their loved one's drinking.
The key objectives of the project are to: 1) identify how specific partner behaviors influence their partner's alcohol craving, motives, drinking, and problems on a daily basis using ecological momentary assessment (EMA) techniques; 2) use the EMA analysis to iteratively develop a partner-focused web-based intervention that provides psychoeducation and personalized feedback; and 3) pilot the intervention's efficacy on partner outcomes, their partner's drinking behavior, and the relationship. The project also includes a sub-award to Portland State University to lead the EMA programming, implementation, and analyses.
This research aims to develop a new prevention model that does not rely on the drinking partner directly seeking clinical care, with the potential to change relationship dynamics and reduce problems associated with alcohol misuse. The innovative use of dyadic EMA design and data-informed intervention adaptation are expected to yield significant improvements across the targeted outcomes.
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