Alcohol related liver disease Digestive System
Conditions
Interventions
At the First Visit:
The nurse will review the study to ensure full understanding.
The Informed Consent form will be signed by both the participant and the nurse.
Four short questionnaires will be comp
Sponsors
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Over 18 years old (the legal age for drinking alcohol in England) 2. Capacity to give informed consent 3. Able to speak and understand English for the Motivational Interviews 4. They drink over 25 units of alcohol per week 5. Deranged liver function blood tests or fibroscan measurement over 8KPa 6. Reviewed in Hepatology Outpatient Clinic
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. They show physical signs of dependence 2. Are currently part of an alcohol reduction program such as AA, or community addiction services 3. Have underlying mental health problems such as schizophrenia, psychosis, or have been hospitalised with mental health problems 4. Patients who have been hospitalised with an alcohol related liver complication within the previous year as they will have been reviewed by the substance misuse nurses during admission
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Number of patients that accept and decline the intervention and whether patients reduce their alcohol intake. We will measure the patients who accept and refuse the intervention over a 3 month period. 2. We will measure the patients adherence by measuring how many visits they attend over the 12 week period. 3. Success will be measured with patient reported alcohol use in the TimeLine Follow Back questionnaire | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| At baseline and 12 weeks: 1. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score (HADS) 2. Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Consumption (AUDIT C) 3. TimeLine Follow Back (TLFB) score | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactSarah Hogg
Outcome results
None listed