Screening and brief interventions of problem drinking in chronic disease hospital out-patients in Thailand: results from a randomized controlled trial
SOURCE: African Journal for Physical Activity and Health Sciences (AJPHES)
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2016
TITLE AUTHOR(S): S.Pengpid, K.Peltzer, M.Vongverapant
KEYWORDS: ALCOHOL USE, CHRONIC ILLNESS, THAILAND
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9302
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/9934
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/9934
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2016
TITLE AUTHOR(S): S.Pengpid, K.Peltzer, M.Vongverapant
KEYWORDS: ALCOHOL USE, CHRONIC ILLNESS, THAILAND
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9302
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/9934
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/9934
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Abstract
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to provide screening for alcohol misuse and to test the effectiveness of a brief alcohol intervention to reduce alcohol use among chronic disease hospital out-patients in Thailand. Out-patients were screened for alcohol problems, and those that were identified as hazardous or harmful or dependent drinkers were randomized into an experimental or control group, and followed-up at 3, 6 and 12 months. Patients in the intervention group received brief alcohol risk reduction counselling, and the control group received a health education leaflet. Results show that there was a significant reduction in alcohol use (based on the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test) (AUDIT total score and heavy episodic drinking) over time across intervention and control groups. The significant intervention effect for both intervention and control group in the hazardous or harmful drinkers seems to suggest that providing a health education leaflet may be sufficient for hospital chronic disease out-patients with hazardous or harmful drinking, and for probable alcohol dependent drinkers brief intervention may be effective.-
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