None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Alcohol abuse continues to be a major contributor to injury related hospitalisations in Australia. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of brief intervention in reducing harmful alcohol use in a group of patients admitted under the trauma service at a tertiary hospital. We conducted a randomised control trial of trauma patients who were screened with the AUDIT tool (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) and deemed to be at risk drinkers. Groups were assigned to brief intervention or standard care. We compared AUDIT scores between groups and before and after intervention controlling for factors such as age, gender, injury severity and mechanism of injury.
Interventions
Brief intervention for alcohol use is a validated tool for discussing alcohol use and its potential adverse effects to patients with risky alcohol drinking behaviours. It consists of a brief discussion of alcohol related harms based on a standard proforma and is administered face to face with the patient using one of two trained study investigators. Brief intervention takes no more than 10 minutes to administer per patient. An information booklet and drinking diary is also provided to the patien
Brief intervention for alcohol use is a validated tool for discussing alcohol use and its potential adverse effects to patients with risky alcohol drinking behaviours. It consists of a brief discussion of alcohol related harms based on a standard proforma and is administered face to face with the patient using one of two trained study investigators. Brief intervention takes no more than 10 minutes to administer per patient. An information booklet and drinking diary is also provided to the patient. The aim is to reduce levels of harmful drinking in patients admitted to hospital due to injuries and have evidence of harmful alcohol consumption based on the AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identifiation Test) screening tool. Eligible patients randomised to the study arm will all receive brief intervention in addition to standard clinical care
Sponsors
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Trauma Department
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Adult patients admitted under the trauma service at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Exclusion criteria
Non English speaking (requiring translator to communicate) Cognitive impairment Severe head injury or severe injury precluding brief intervention
Outcome results
None listed