Brief intervention in Cantabria (Spain) in alcohol related
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.20882/adicciones.509Keywords:
treatment, brief intervention, at-risk alcohol, alcoholismAbstract
It has been demonstrated that brief intervention models are effective in reducing ethanol consumption among primary care patients at-risk drinkers, with a low economic cost. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of informativeeducational brief interventions in non-dependent alcohol drinkers. A substantial reduction in alcohol consumption was expected. The subjects were 1022 males (range of age 18-65 years) who usually drink 21-95 international unit per week. After screening for eligibility, the participants completed a baseline questionnaire on alcohol consumption during the previous week to the interview. In four different health care settings, subjects were randomly assigned to the informativeeducational brief intervention condition or to standard evaluation. The informative-educational intervention included a self-help booklet that was given to all participants during the first evaluation interview. Alcohol consumption patterns were re-evaluated in six months. The results show, a significant reduction in the baseline alcohol consumption and some other paradoxical effects, drinker reduction in standard evaluation groups.References
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