Alcohol consumption Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
In the control practices participants who have a positive screening result will be initially given an oral cancer prevention leaflet which includes brief guidance on reducing alcohol intake and stoppi
Sponsors
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Any patient with a positive screening result on Fast Alcohol Screening Test (FAST), aged 18 years or above, attending dental practice and able to speak, read and write English sufficiently well to complete study questionnaires/interviews.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients already involved in any research study conducted in dental practice and those seeking help for alcohol dependence will be excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Score on Extended AUDIT questionnaire cut off 8 or more as used in SIPS programme measured at baseline and 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Mean weekly units of alcohol consumed during the previous 90 days using the Form 90 2. Average drinks (8 mg of pure ethanol) per day 3. Percentage days abstinent from work due to alcohol 4. Readiness to change measured by modified readiness to change ruler 5. Health related quality of life measure using EQ5D All outcomes measured at baseline and 6 months | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed