Brief intervention for women with risky drinking and medical diagnoses: A randomized controlled trial

Abstract This is a randomized controlled trial of 511 eligible women treated for diabetes, hypertension, infertility, or osteoporosis on an outpatient basis to test the hypothesis that those randomized to a brief intervention (BI) will drink less than those in the control condition 12 months later....

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Published in:Journal of substance abuse treatment 2011-09, Vol.41 (2), p.105-114
Main Authors: Chang, Grace, M.D., M.P.H, Fisher, Naomi D.L., M.D, Hornstein, Mark D., M.D, Jones, Jennifer A., M.P.H, Hauke, Sarah H., B.A, Niamkey, Nina, B.A, Briegleb, Christina, B.A, Orav, Endel John, Ph.D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Alcohol
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol consumption
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Alcohol Drinking - metabolism
Alcohol Drinking - prevention & control
Alcohol Drinking - therapy
Alcohol use
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Pressure
Boston
Brief intervention
Brief interventions
Central Nervous System Depressants - poisoning
Clinical trials
Comorbidity
Data Collection
Desintoxication. Drug withdrawal
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology
Drug addiction
Drunkenness
Ethanol - poisoning
Female
Females
Goals
Health problems
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension - epidemiology
Indexing in process
Infertility - epidemiology
Intervention
Interview, Psychological
Medical diagnosis
Medical Research
Medical sciences
Medicine
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Osteoporosis - epidemiology
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapy, Brief
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Randomized controlled trials
Risk-Taking
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Treatment Outcomes
Treatments
Women
Womens health
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Summary:Abstract This is a randomized controlled trial of 511 eligible women treated for diabetes, hypertension, infertility, or osteoporosis on an outpatient basis to test the hypothesis that those randomized to a brief intervention (BI) will drink less than those in the control condition 12 months later. A secondary goal was to identify the characteristics associated with changes in drinking outcome. All 511 completed the initial alcohol assessment, and 96% completed the 12-month follow-up interview. Those receiving the BI also had 3- and 6-month interviews. Four outcomes were assessed: (a) mean drinks per drinking day, (b) percent drinking days, (c) binge episodes defined as four or more drinks per occasion, and (d) weeks of drinking exceeding the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism sensible drinking limits. Overall, there were no differences in drinking outcome by treatment group. Characteristics associated with changes in drinking, however, were identified to provide possible direction for future investigation.
ISSN:0740-5472
1873-6483
DOI:10.1016/j.jsat.2011.02.011