Workplace Interventions Preventing Risky Use of Alcohol and Sick Leave

The Riskbruk model incorporates alcohol screening through a widely employed alcohol screening questionnaire, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and a standard alcohol biomarker, carbohydrate-deficient transferring in serum (CDT), with brief consultations using the motivational interviewing (MI) technique. MI is a collaborative conversation style used to increase awareness and reflection around one's own drinking habits, as well as strengthening the person's motivation for a lifestyle change. The conversation style includes expressing empathy through reflective listening, communicating respect and acceptance of the participants and their feelings, and open up for self-reflection and exploration around the drinking behaviour.

Balance is a new Norwegian eHealth programme, and incorporates two approaches to behaviour modification interventions: a brief interventions and an intensive self-help programme. The intervention is based on cognitive-behavioural and self-help principles, and is given to the participants through multiple interactive sessions.