Brief alcohol intervention for general hospital inpatients: A randomized controlled trial

Freyer‐Adam, Jennis; Coder, Beate; Baumeister, Sebastian E.; Bischof, Gallus; Riedel, Jens; Paatsch, Karin; Wedler, Barbara; Rumpf, Hans‐Jürgen; John, Ulrich; Hapke, Ulfert

doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.09.016

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“…Evidence for the effectiveness of brief interventions in hospital settings is still inconclusive due to most studies having methodological problems (Emmen et al, 2004). Brief interventions in 2 recent studies (Freyer-Adam et al, 2008;Saitz et al, 2007) had no significant effect on hospital inpatients. The earlier study (Saitz et al, 2007) found no significant effect for a 30-minute session of motivational counseling during hospitalization of ''risky'' drinkers (n = 172) versus usual care (n = 169).…”

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Brief Intervention for Problem Drinkers in a Chinese Population: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Hospital Setting

Tsai

Lin

et al. 2008

Alcoholism Clin & Exp Res

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Background: Alcohol is a legal and accessible substance in Taiwan. As excessive alcohol has been linked to health and social problems, it is necessary to develop a brief, rapid, and low‐cost tool to help health care providers deal with persons in Taiwan whose alcohol consumption has become hazardous or harmful to their health.Methods: A randomized controlled clinical trial with 6‐ and 12‐month follow‐ups was designed. Eighteen medical/surgical units at a medical center in northern Taiwan were randomly assigned to 2 groups: experimental (n = 9) and control (n = 9). Inpatients on the units were enrolled if they met the following criteria: were older than 18 years, had no severe psychiatric illness, and were not pregnant. The experimental group (n = 138) received the intervention, a 15‐minute counseling visit in which nurses screened participants using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), provided a health promotion booklet for adults, and individually discussed the booklet contents with patients based on their drinking level (AUDIT score). The control group (n = 137) received no treatment. Patterns of alcohol consumption were determined by AUDIT scores at baseline, 6, and 12 months later.Results: Alcohol use disorders identification test scores decreased significantly in both groups at 6 months after the intervention, but did not differ significantly between the 2 groups. However, 12 months after the brief alcohol intervention, experimental subjects’ AUDIT scores were significantly better than those of the control group.Conclusions: Our brief alcohol intervention provided a 12‐month benefit for problem drinkers in Taiwan.

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Brief Intervention for Problem Drinkers in a Chinese Population: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Hospital Setting

Tsai

Lin

et al. 2008

Alcoholism Clin & Exp Res

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“…These authors demonstrated that the intervention had positive effects on readiness to change drinking and readiness to seek formal help for alcohol problems. 24 Borland et al evaluated the efficacy of a proactive telephone-counseling intervention for smoking cessation compared with self-help sources alone. These authors demonstrated that helpline callers are generally motivated to quit and are actively seeking help.…”

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“…26 Interventions that successfully enhance behavioral change motivation resolve participant ambivalence toward change and increase the likelihood of future change. 24 Our study had 425 male and 185 female participants. As this disproportionate gender ratio suggests, alcohol Percentage of participant responses at baseline.…”

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Efficacy of the telephone-based Brief Motivational Intervention for alcohol problems in Brazil

Signor

Pierozan

Ferigolo

et al. 2013

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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Background: The Brief Motivational Intervention (BMI) is an effective treatment for alcohol misuse but has not been adequately tested for use in helplines for alcoholics. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a telephone-based BMI for Brazilians seeking help with alcohol use cessation. Methods: A randomized, controlled trial was performed with Brazilian subjects. Participants were randomly assigned to either the minimal intervention group (i.e., given reference materials) or the BMI group. Alcohol abstinence was evaluated in a 6-month follow-up telephone counseling session. The analysis was based on the intention to treat (ITT). Results: Of the 5,896 drug users who called the helpline, 700 (12%) used alcohol, 637 of whom enrolled in this study. At 6-month follow-up, 70% of the BMI group had stopped consuming alcohol compared to 41% in the control group (odds ratio = 1.5; 95% confidence interval = 1.2-1.9; p = 0.001). Conclusions: A helpline-based BMI helps alcohol users achieve abstinence.

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“…However, in medical hospital settings, the proportion of patients with unhealthy alcohol use who meet the criteria for alcohol dependence is high 4 . For example, in four general hospitals in Germany, Freyer-Adam et al found that 61% of inpatients with unhealthy alcohol use had alcohol dependence 5 . In a large urban safety-net hospital in the US (the sample for the current study), the proportion was 77% 4,6 .…”

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“…The latter is important given the lack of robust evidence for the efficacy of brief interventions in this setting 5,10,11 . Therefore, we studied a prospective cohort of medical inpatients with unhealthy alcohol use to determine the course of alcohol use and consequences, and factors associated with favorable drinking outcomes, 1 year after hospitalization.…”

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Factors Associated with Favorable Drinking Outcome 12 Months After Hospitalization in a Prospective Cohort Study of Inpatients with Unhealthy Alcohol Use

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Brief alcohol intervention for general hospital inpatients: A randomized controlled trial

Cited by 59 publications

References 41 publications

Brief Intervention for Problem Drinkers in a Chinese Population: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Hospital Setting

Brief Intervention for Problem Drinkers in a Chinese Population: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Hospital Setting

Efficacy of the telephone-based Brief Motivational Intervention for alcohol problems in Brazil

Factors Associated with Favorable Drinking Outcome 12 Months After Hospitalization in a Prospective Cohort Study of Inpatients with Unhealthy Alcohol Use

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