Health Condition 1: F101- Alcohol abuse
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ï?? Male patients aged > 18yrs and getting admitted to gastroenterology ward for alcohol related problems ï?? Scoring 8 to 19 in Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) to be delivered by the nurse
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ï?? Patients having co-morbid other substance abuse (except tobacco use), diagnosed to have any major Psychiatric disorders (Schizophrenia, BPAD, Major depression) as screened by MINI-Screen and medically too sick to take part in the study . ï?? Major medical illness such as, Hepatic encephalopathy, Hepatic or pancreatic cancers etc
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary Objectives: To analyze the cost-effectiveness of a nurse-delivered Brief Intervention (NCBI) versus Minimal Intervention (MI) for harmful alcohol users in a gastroenterology ward of a tertiary-care general hospital.Timepoint: AT THE TIME OF ADMISSION AND 3 MONTHS LATER | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ï?? To study the association of socio-demographic factors with cost-effectiveness of the NCBI vs MI ï?? To study the association of clinical factors with cost-effectiveness of the NCBI versus MI ï?? To study the association of change in disability and Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALY) with costâ??effectiveness of NCBI versus MI Timepoint: AT THE TIME OF ADMISSION AND 3 MONTHS LATER | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Associate professor in department of psychiatry st johnsmedical college