Table 2.
Effects of the alcohol planning intervention.
| Variable | Sequence: intervention–control (AB) (n=66) | Sequence: control–intervention (BA) (n=70) | Test value | P value | ||||
| Period 1 (A) | Period 2 (B) | Within-subject difference (period 2−period 1) | Period 1 (B) | Period 2 (A) | Within-subject difference (period 2−period 1) | |||
| Number of alcoholic drinks on the previous day with friends or when going out, mean (SD) | 2.79 (3.09) | 3.68 (3.62) | 0.89 (3.71) | 4.21 (3.67) | 3.43 (3.85) | −0.79 (4.69) | 2.31a | .01 |
| Binge drinking on the previous day with friends or when going out, n (%) | 20 (30%) | 23 (35%) | 3 (5%) | 25 (36%) | 25 (36%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1.34b | .25 |
at test for independent samples for the comparison of the within-subject difference between the condition sequences.
bChi-square test for the comparison of binge drinking change in period 2 compared with period 1 between the condition sequences.