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Evaluation of a controlled drinking minimal intervention for problem drinkers in general practice (the DRAMS scheme)
Auteur(s) :
HEATHER, N. ;
CAMPION, P. D. ;
NEVILLE, R. G. ;
MacCABE, D.
Année :
1987
Page(s) :
358-363
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
35
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol
Thésaurus mots-clés
MEDECIN GENERALISTE
;
INTERVENTION BREVE
;
ALCOOL
;
EVALUATION
;
PRISE EN CHARGE
;
ENQUETE
;
CONTROLE DE SOI
;
USAGE MODERE
Thésaurus géographique
ECOSSE
;
ROYAUME-UNI
Note générale :
Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 1987, 37, (301), 358-363
Résumé :
Sixteen general practitioners participated in a controlled trial of the Scottish Health Education Group's DRAMS (drinking reasonably and moderately with self-control) scheme. The scheme was evaluated by randomly assigning 104 heavy or problem drinkers to three groups - a group participating in the DRAMS scheme (n = 34), a group given simple advice only (n = 32) and a non-intervention control group (n = 38). Six month follow-up information was obtained for 91 subjects (87.5% of initial sample). There were no significant differences between the groups in reduction in alcohol consumption, but patients in the DRAMS group showed a significantly greater reduction in a logarithmic measure of serum gamma-glutamyl-transpeptidase than patients in the group receiving advice only. Only 14 patients in the DRAMS group completed the full DRAMS procedure. For the sample as a whole, there was a significant reduction in alcohol consumption, a significant improvement on a measure of physical health and well-being, and significant reductions in the logarithmic measure of serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase and in mean corpuscular volume. The implications of these findings for future research into controlled drinking minimal interventions in general practice are discussed.
Affiliation :
UK
Cote :
A01927