Harmful, hazardous or dependent alcohol consumption Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol: harmful use
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be randomised to the intervention or control condition using pre-determined envelopes. Those in the control group will receive care as usual and those in the intervention condition w
Sponsors
The University of Edinburgh
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criteria as of 13/01/2021: 1. Informed consent given 2. Men aged 18 years or over 3. Have been in prison for three months or less on the current charge 4. Score 8 or more on the AUDIT 5. Detained in either of the study sites within the SPS or HMPS _____ Previous inclusion criteria: 1. Men aged 18 years and over 2. Have been in the prison setting for three months or less 3. Over or equal to 8 on the AUDIT screening tool 4. Detained in either the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) Scottish study site or Her Majesty’s Prison Service (HMPS) North East England study site
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Current exclusion criteria as of 13/01/2021: 1. Previously recruited to APPRAISE 2. Unable to give informed consent or deemed incompetent/unable to make an informed decision regarding consent 3. Identified as a risk to self and/ or others by prison staff 4. Judged to be under the influence of an illicit substance by prison or research staff 5. Currently taking Disulfiram (frequently referred to as Antabuse 6. On a segregative rule (under prison rules) 7. Not able to understand the documents (English language) or agree to the researcher aiding their understanding ______ Previous exclusion criteria: 1. Risk to self and/or others. Including: nature of crime charged with or identified as ‘risky’ through Suicide Risk Management 2. At risk, due to being using any illicit substances 3. Being placed on a segregative rule under the prison rules 4. Not able to understand the documents, which are in the English language or agree to the Research Assistant (RA) working with them to understand them
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total alcohol consumed in a 28-day period will be measured using the 28 day time line follow back questionnaire (TLFB-28) at TP1 and TP2. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome measures will be completed at TP0, TP1 and TP2: 1. Alcohol use frequency, quantity (on a typical occasion) and binge drinking will be assessed using the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT). 2. Mental wellbeing will be assessed using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being scale (WEMWBS). 3. Readiness to change will be measured using the Readiness to Change Ruler which measures readiness to change drinking behaviour. 4. Self-reported alcohol self-efficacy will be measured using the Drinking Refusal Self-efficacy Questionnaire – revised (DRSEQ-R) 5. Alcohol expectancy will be measured using the Negative Alcohol Expectancy Questionnaire (NAEQ). 5. Social costs (including in the domains of health care use, criminal justice involvement, unemployment, and work absences, and motor vehicle accidents) will be measured using Euroqol EQ-5D -5L and the economic form 90. | — |
Countries
England, Scotland, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactAisha Holloway
Outcome results
None listed