Examining Changes in Quality of Life as an Outcome Measure in Three Randomized Controlled Trials of Online Interventions That Included an Intervention for Hazardous Alcohol Use.

Poor QOL is often cited as a reason individuals decide to make behavior changes, yet treatment evaluations do not typically consider this patient-important outcome. This analysis found some support for different treatment effects on QOL scores in studies involving at least one intervention for hazardous alcohol use.