Alcoholic Intoxication, Wounds and Injuries
Conditions
Keywords
Alcohol use, Brief Interventions, Injuries, Emergency Department Patients, Harmful and hazardous alcohol use among ED injured patients
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if a brief counseling intervention, delivered by telephone, is more effective than standard ED care, to reduce future alcohol related injuries and alcohol related negative consequences, among patients treated in the ED for injuries from an MVC and other injury mechanisms.
Detailed description
Alcohol related motor vehicle crashes (MVC) continue to be a substantial public health problem. Brief interventions for alcohol (BI) for injured ED patients have been demonstrated to be effective, and perhaps more so for MVC patients. Telephone interventions have been utilized in varying ways in health care. We compared the delivery of two brief interventions by telephone against an assessment only condition. Participants who received the BI and the assessment only condition were contacted 3 and 12 months after recruitment. Data about alcohol use, injuries and high risk behaviors, including drinking and driving behaviors were collected at the 3 and 12 month follow-up assessments.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBrief Telephone Counseling for risky aclohol use
Two brief sessions (30-40 minutes) of brief counseling using a motivational interviewing approach. The counseling session are delivered by telephone and focus on the alcohol use of inuured ED patients who randomize into the treatment arm of the study. Patient who randomize into the controla rm of the study receive standard emergency department care only plus study assessments.
Sponsors
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rhode Island Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
* 18 years or older * Emergency department patient * Subacute injury * Motor vehicle crash or other injury * Alcohol use at harmful and hazardous levels
Exclusion criteria
* Younger than 18 years old * Does not meet alcohol use criteria * Non-English speaker * In police custody * Suicidal * Psychiatric diagnosis * No locator * Injury occurred \> 72 hours prior to ED visit
Contacts
Primary ContactJanette Baird, PhD
Backup ContactMichael MJ Mello, MD, MPH
Outcome results
None listed