Alcohol misuse prevention Oral Health Alcohol misuse
Conditions
Interventions
Current interventions as of 12/11/2013:
Patients will be sent an invite letter and an information sheet by staff at Glynneath Dental Centre one month before the start of the study and their attendance
Sponsors
Cardiff University (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criteria as of 12/11/2013: All new and routine patients aged 18-65, male and female and able to read and understand English will be asked to take part in the sudy. Reception staff will identify those patients who fit within the inclusion criteria. Patients will also be identified and stratified according to their appointment with either a dentist or hygienist. Previous inclusion criteria: All new, routine and emergency patients, aged 18-65, male and female and able to read and understand English will be asked to take part in the study. Reception staff will identify those patients who fit within the inclusion criteria. Patients will also be identified and stratified according to their appointment with either a dentist or hygienist.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants under the age of 18 years old will not be eligible to participate. Resources are not available for translators and interpreters and so participants who do not speak or cannot understand English and who have learning difficulties will not be invited to participate. There will also be no translators and interpreters for solely Welsh speakers. Participants who cannot provide written informed consent will also not be recruited.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A short, valid screening tool, such as the Modified-Single Alcohol Screening Question (M-SASQ) used in identifying patients with risky alcohol consumption | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Additional data will be collected to address secondary outcomes, including drinking and health status (EQ-5D). Patients will also be asked at three months whether they recall receiving a treatment intervention and what this comprised. A process evaluation will therefore be carried out to determine whether this framework of design is feasible to address the research study?s objectives. It will also help identify recruitment biases by practitioner, whether interventions were delivered as instructed, whether there was enough time for patients to complete written material tasks, whether the process of randomisation and recruitment worked and whether trial attrition is related to alcohol use. Professionals will be asked to feed back at three months how they felt the screening and treatment intervention fitted into practice routine. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed