Implementation of AUDIT in the treatment planning process for alcohol use disorder in Greenland

Niclasen, Birgit; Flyger, Julie; Becker, Ulrik; Nielsen, Bent; Nielsen, Anette Søgaard

doi:10.1080/08039488.2020.1814407

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“…Majority of the respondents in the study reported high percentages on hazardous alcohol use, dependent symptoms and harmful alcohol use. These results were consistent with other studies which reported high alcohol use on the participants 33,34 . The results were inconsistent with the findings in a study in Nepal where a low percentage of participants had hazardous alcohol use, dependence symptoms and harmful alcohol use 35 .…”

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confidence: 93%

The Epidemiology of Alcohol use Disorder in the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Kenyan Perspective

Njoroge¹,

Mwenda²,

Mecha³

et al. 2021

IJASRE

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

The Epidemiology of Alcohol use Disorder in the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Kenyan Perspective

Njoroge¹,

Mwenda²,

Mecha³

et al. 2021

IJASRE

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“…The rate of an AUDIT score >15 was equally distributed among sexually abused and non sexually abused. That a smaller proportion score corresponding to dependency in Greenland treatment seekers compared to other western societies has also been found earlier in a Greenlandic treatment population [ 32 ]. It is our view that the amount of alcohol or cannabis used in the treatment population in general is primarily limited by the very high alcohol prices and the low economic power of the individuals.…”

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confidence: 68%

Polysubstance abuse among sexually abused in alcohol, drug, and gambling addiction treatment in Greenland: a cross sectional study

Leth

Bjerrum

Niclasen

2020

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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This study aims to investigate the association between earlier sexual abuse and polysubstance abuse among persons in alcohol, drug and gambling addiction treatment in Greenland. The study included 431 individuals treated in 2017-2019. Data on exposure (sexual abuse), outcome (polysubstance abuse), and potential confounders (age, sex, school education, further education, labour market affiliation, physical abuse and emotional abuse) were extracted from The National Database on Substance Abuse Treatment. Polysubstance abuse was defined as both smoking cannabis more than once a week and having an AUDIT score >15. Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs). In total, 61% reported having been sexually abused. Women were more often sexually abused and had more often been physically and emotionally abused when compared to men. Polysubstance abuse (OR 2.06, 95% CI: 1.22; 3.48) and cannabis abuse (OR 1.89, 95% CI: 1.20; 2.98), but not alcohol abuse, were more frequent in sexually abused when compared to non-victims of sexual abuse. This study found polysubstance abuse to be more frequent in sexually abused treatment seekers. It is recommended that the findings are taken into account in the planning of treatment services and in training of counsellors.

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“…Indeed, the AUDIT was designed to identify individuals who have symptoms of alcohol dependence (Donovan et al, 2006), and the AUDIT consumption items plus an impaired control question accurately identified self-referred adults seeking alcohol treatment as either high or low severity cases (Wardell et al, 2020). Brief interventions may be more effective among individuals with higher AUDIT-C scores (Fernandez et al, 2019), and the AUDIT has been considered a useful tool in treatment planning and resource allocation (Niclasen et al, 2021). The DAQ is a reliable tool to measure alcohol cravings, and DAQ scores are strongly correlated with AUD severity as measured by the AUDIT (Pasche et al, 2013).…”

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Self-reported alcohol topography, past alcohol use history, and current alcohol cravings

Noel¹

2021

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Introduction: Drinking topography is the idea that how a person drinks, in addition to how much they drink, can influence the immediate and long-term effects of alcohol consumption. Measures are often crude, and there has been little effort to associate such measures with disease status. Methods: To address these gaps, an online survey was completed by 734 U.S. participants. They described how they usually drank using a series of 20 words (e.g., chug, nip, nurse, shots). A latent class analysis was performed to identify clusters of descriptors. Past alcohol use history, as measured by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), and current alcohol cravings, as measured by the Desires for Alcohol Questionnaire (DAQ), were then regression on class assignment. The analysis was adjusted for age, sex, race, ethnicity, marital status, income, and education level. Results: Three LCA classes were accepted, with the class characterized by the words shot, swig, gulp, chug, and guzzle having significantly higher AUDIT (b[95% CI] = 1.22 [0.98, 1.46], p < 0.001) and DAQ (b[95% CI] = 12.9 [10.5, 15.3], p < 0.001) scores relative to the class characterized by sample, sip, and nurse. The third class predominantly used drink and sip, and was not significantly different from the sample class (p's = 0.290-0.471). Conclusions: Measuring drinking topography offers a unique way to identify individuals at risk of an alcohol use disorder or those who may be resistant to treatment. It may also be useful in determining drinking motives. However, additional research is needed.

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Implementation of AUDIT in the treatment planning process for alcohol use disorder in Greenland

Cited by 4 publications

References 23 publications

The Epidemiology of Alcohol use Disorder in the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Kenyan Perspective

The Epidemiology of Alcohol use Disorder in the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Kenyan Perspective

Polysubstance abuse among sexually abused in alcohol, drug, and gambling addiction treatment in Greenland: a cross sectional study

Self-reported alcohol topography, past alcohol use history, and current alcohol cravings

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