Nudging Interventions on Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption in Adults: A Scoping Review of the Literature

Mario Cesare Nurchis, Marcello Di Pumpo, Alessio Perilli (), Giuseppe Greco and Gianfranco Damiani
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Mario Cesare Nurchis: Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
Marcello Di Pumpo: Azienda ULSS 6 Euganea, Regione Veneto, 35131 Padova, Italy
Alessio Perilli: Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
Giuseppe Greco: Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
Gianfranco Damiani: Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 3, 1-10

Abstract: Background: The World Health Organization identified alcohol and tobacco consumption as the risk factors with a greater attributable burden and number of deaths related to non-communicable diseases. A promising technique aimed to modify behavioral risk factors by redesigning the elements influencing the choice of people is nudging. Methodology : A scoping review of the literature was performed to map the literature evidence investigating the use of nudging for tobacco and alcohol consumption prevention and/or control in adults. Results: A total of 20 studies were included. The identified nudging categories were increasing salience of information or incentives (IS), default choices (DF), and providing feedback (PF). Almost three-quarters of the studies implementing IS and half of those implementing PF reported a success. Three-quarters of the studies using IS in conjunction with other interventions reported a success whereas more than half of the those with IS alone reported a success. The PF strategy performed better in multi-component interventions targeting alcohol consumption. Only one DF mono-component study addressing alcohol consumption reported a success. Conclusions: To achieve a higher impact, nudging should be integrated into comprehensive prevention policy frameworks, with dedicated education sessions for health professionals. In conclusion, nudge strategies for tobacco and alcohol consumption prevention in adults show promising results. Further research is needed to investigate the use of nudge strategies in socio-economically diverse groups and in young populations.

Keywords: alcohol; tobacco; nudge; prevention; chronic diseases; health policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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