Publications by authors named "Kelly van Egmond"
Background/aims: Inhibitory control training (ICT) is a cognitive intervention that has been suggested to reduce problematic appetitive behaviours, such as unhealthy eating and excessive alcohol consumption. We conducted a meta-analytic review of ICT for reducing appetitive behaviours.
Methods: Two meta-analyses were conducted for behavioural (objective) outcomes and self-report outcomes, along with 14 moderator analyses, and two secondary analyses investigating changes in cue-devaluation and inhibitory control.
Article Synopsis
- - This study aimed to understand how Australian Football League (AFL) fans drink alcohol during different game phases (pre-game, during, and post-game) and to assess the feasibility of using ecological momentary assessment for data collection.
- - Thirty-four participants completed surveys during 63 AFL games, revealing that risky drinking (5+ drinks) increased with early-afternoon games, watching at pubs/stadiums, and with friends instead of family.
- - The findings indicate that social settings and timing significantly influence alcohol consumption among AFL fans, suggesting the need for more extensive research on this topic.
This study investigates the individual and event-level correlates of drinking prior to attending Australian Football League (AFL) games among a sample of Australian spectators. A total of 30 adults (20% female, mean age = 32) completed a series of questionnaires ( = 417) before, during, and after an AFL match on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Cluster-adjusted regression analyses were conducted to examine the impact of individual-level (age, gender, drinking habits) and event-level factors (time and day of game, location of viewing the game, viewing with friends or family) on drinking prevalence and the number of drinks consumed prior to the game.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: New-generation transdermal monitors such as the ION Research Alpha Prototypes (ION RAP) hold promise for real-time alcohol measurement, with improvements in design features such as sampling frequency, size, and comfort. This paper aims to provide the first comparisons of the wrist-worn enzyme-based ION RAP and the fuel cell-based SCRAM-CAM against breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) readings.
Methods: Participants (N = 23) completed a total of 69 laboratory alcohol administration sessions while wearing both a prototype of the ION RAP wristband and a SCRAM-CAM ankle monitor; they also gave breath samples each 10 min.
Introduction: Previous studies validating the transdermal alcohol concentration (TAC) as measured by the Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitors Continuous Alcohol Monitoring (SCRAM-CAM) have tested the monitor against self-reports or breath alcohol concentration (BrAC). This study aims to provide further evidence of the reliability of the SCRAM-CAM testing two monitors in parallel.
Methods: Participants (N = 21) received four standard drinks in a laboratory session while wearing SCRAM-CAMs simultaneously on their left and right ankles.
Background: Research on alcohol consumption mostly relies on self-reported data, which are subject to recall bias. Wearable transdermal alcohol concentration (TAC) monitors address this limitation by continuously measuring the ethanol excreted via the skin. This systematic review aims to provide an overview of TAC monitors' reliability to detect alcohol consumption and methods to estimate breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) and number of standard drinks consumed in a given time frame.
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