Table 2.
Participant sample description (N=13).
| Characteristics | Valuesa | ||
| Sociodemographic |
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Age (years) | 53 (31-75) | |
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Sex (female) | 4 (31) | |
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Married/in a relationship (yes) | 9 (69) | |
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Short, intermediate, or long education (yes) | 13 (100) | |
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Employment (yes) | 7 (54) | |
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On leave/early retired/retired (yes) | 6 (46) | |
| Alcohol use |
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Excessive alcohol use (yes) | 13 (100) | |
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Using alcohol every day (yes) | 5 (38) | |
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Using alcohol for self-medication, for example, anxiety, depression, pain, sleeping (yes) | 4 (31) | |
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Had sought treatment to reduce or stop alcohol use (yes) | 13 (100) | |
| Technology use |
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Familiar technology user (yes) | 13 (100) | |
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Feeling safe using the internet for treatment purposes (yes) | 13 (100) | |
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Had completed the platform sessions at the time of the interview (yes) | 7 (54) | |
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Had used the blended format (yes, as opposed to primarily using the platform) | 10 (77) | |
aPresented as mean (range) or N/n (%).