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Brief interventions in dependent drinkers: a comparative prospective analysis in two hospitals (2011)
Auteur(s) :
K. COBAIN ;
L. OWENS ;
R. FITZGERALD ;
I. GILMORE ;
M. PIRMOHAMED
Article en page(s) :
434-440
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
Thésaurus 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
Affiliation :
Department of Pharmacology, Therapeutics University of Liverpool, Sherrington Buildings, Liverpool, United Kingdom