Titre : | Brief interventions in dependent drinkers: a comparative prospective analysis in two hospitals (2011) |
Auteurs : | K. COBAIN ; L. OWENS ; R. FITZGERALD ; I. GILMORE ; M. PIRMOHAMED |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Alcohol and Alcoholism (Vol.46, n°4, July-August 2011) |
Article en page(s) : | 434-440 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | TRA (Traitement et prise en charge / Treatment and care) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ROYAUME-UNIThésaurus mots-clés ALCOOL ; INTERVENTION BREVE ; DEPENDANCE ; ETUDE PROSPECTIVE ; HOPITAL ; COMPARAISON ; EFFICACITE ; AUDIT |
Résumé : | AIMS: To investigate whether brief interventions (BIs) delivered by a dedicated Alcohol Specialist Nurse (ASN) to non-treatment-seeking alcohol-dependent patients in an acute hospital setting are effective in reducing alcohol consumption and dependence. METHODS: A prospective cohort control study in two acute NHS Hospital Trusts in the North West England, one of which provided BI (university teaching hospital - test site) while the other did not (district general hospital - control site), including follow-up BIs. Subjects were alcohol-dependent patients aged >=18 years. RESULTS: A total of 100 patients were recruited at each site. No differences were found between the groups in the baseline demographic parameters or medical co-morbidities. At the test site, further sessions were sometimes offered, and 46 patients received more than one intervention (median 4, mean 6.3 and maximum 20). At 6 months, alcohol consumption (P |
Domaine : | Alcool / Alcohol |
Affiliation : | Department of Pharmacology, Therapeutics University of Liverpool, Sherrington Buildings, Liverpool, United Kingdom |
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