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Yao J, Han K, Cui H, Chen N, Xiu M, Wu F. Grouping motivational interviewing is only effective for younger patients with alcohol dependence in the rehabilitation stage. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2023:10.1007/s00406-023-01736-1. [PMID: 38123714 DOI: 10.1007/s00406-023-01736-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Alcohol dependence (AD) is a risk factor for death and disability. Relapse prevention for AD has been exclusively dominated by psychotherapy intervention for many years. Our study aimed to investigate the efficacy of group motivational interviewing (MI) on the psychological craving for alcohol and depressive symptoms in AD patients in the rehabilitation phase, as well as the impact of age. The participants included 108 individuals with AD in the rehabilitation phase. All participants were assigned to the MI intervention group or the control group and were treated for 6 weeks. The severity of psychological craving for alcohol was assessed by the Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS), and psychological status was evaluated by the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD). We found that group MI significantly reduced the psychological craving for alcohol in patients with AD in the rehabilitation phase (p < 0.05). In addition, when patients were divided into two groups according to their ages, we found that group MI interventions tended to be effective only in younger patients with AD, but not in older patients. Our findings provide further evidence that the efficacy of group MI interventions was influenced by the age of patients with AD in the rehabilitation stage.
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- Jing Yao
- Peking University HuiLongGuan Clinical Medical School, Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Qingdao Mental Health Center, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Mental Health Center, Qingdao, China
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- Peking University HuiLongGuan Clinical Medical School, Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Peking University HuiLongGuan Clinical Medical School, Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510370, China.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Guangzhou Medical University, Liwan District, Guangzhou, 510370, China.
- Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Translational Medicine of Mental Disorders, Liwan District, Guangzhou, 510370, China.
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Gaume J, Blanc S, Magill M, McCambridge J, Bertholet N, Hugli O, Daeppen JB. Who benefits from brief motivational intervention among young adults presenting to the emergency department with alcohol intoxication: A latent-class moderation analysis. ALCOHOL, CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 47:1614-1623. [PMID: 37515697 DOI: 10.1111/acer.15128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Research has not identified which patients optimally benefit from brief Motivational Interviewing (bMI) for heavy drinking when delivered to young adults in the Emergency Department (ED). METHODS We conducted secondary analyses of data from a randomized controlled trial in which 344 young adults (18-35 years) presenting to the ED with alcohol intoxication received either bMI or Brief Advice (BA, control group). We used Latent Class Analysis to derive participants' profiles from baseline characteristics (i.e., sex, age, severity of alcohol use disorder, attribution of ED admission to alcohol use, importance, and confidence to change, cognitive discrepancy, anxiety, depression, and trait reactance). We then conducted a moderation analysis to assess the number of heavy drinking days at short-term (1-month) and long-term (12-month) follow-up using negative binomial regressions with interactions between the intervention and derived classes. RESULTS Fit statistics indicated that a 4-class solution best fit the data. Class 3 (high severity, importance and discrepancy, and low confidence and anxiety) benefitted more from bMI than BA at short- and long-term follow-up than Class 1 (younger; lowest severity, importance, discrepancy, reactance, anxiety and depression, and highest confidence). Class 2 (older; highest severity, importance, discrepancy, reactance, anxiety and depression, and lowest confidence) also benefitted more from bMI than BA than did Class 1 at short-term follow-up. In these significant contrasts, Class 1 benefitted more from BA than bMI. There were no significant interactions involving Class 4 (more likely to be women; low severity; high levels of anxiety, depression, and reactance). CONCLUSIONS This study identified the patient profiles that benefitted more from bMI than BA among nontreatment-seeking young adults who present intoxicated to the ED. The findings have implications for intervention design and argue for the importance of research aimed at developing intervention content tailored to patient profiles.
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- Jacques Gaume
- Department of Psychiatry - Addiction Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry - Addiction Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry - Addiction Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Emergency Department, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry - Addiction Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Adams EJ, Morris L, Marshall G, Coffey F, Miller PD, Blake H. Effectiveness and implementation of interventions for health promotion in urgent and emergency care settings: an umbrella review. BMC Emerg Med 2023; 23:41. [PMID: 37024777 PMCID: PMC10080902 DOI: 10.1186/s12873-023-00798-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Urgent and emergency care (UEC) settings provide an opportunity to prevent ill-health and promote healthy lifestyles with potential to screen and deliver interventions to under-served, at-risk populations. The aim of this study was to synthesise and summarise the evidence on the effectiveness and implementation of interventions for health promotion in UEC settings. METHODS PubMed and Embase (OVID) databases were used to search for studies published in English between January 2010 and January 2023. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that examined the effectiveness or implementation of face-to-face health promotion interventions for lifestyle behaviours delivered in UEC settings were eligible. Extracted data were synthesised and qualitatively summarised by lifestyle behaviour. Reviews were quality assessed using AMSTAR 2. RESULTS Eighteen reviews met the inclusion criteria; all included studies were conducted in emergency departments or trauma units. We identified 15 reviews on alcohol interventions (13 on effectiveness; 2 on implementation) and 3 on smoking interventions (effectiveness). There were no reviews of intervention studies targeting physical activity or diet and nutrition. There was heterogeneity across studies for study design, target populations, intervention design and content, comparator/control groups and outcomes assessed. The effectiveness of alcohol and smoking interventions in UEC settings varied but some reviews provided evidence of a significant decrease in alcohol consumption, alcohol-related outcomes and smoking in intervention groups, particularly in the short-term and in specific population groups. Research has focused on 'brief' interventions as part of screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) approaches. Interventions are delivered by a wide range of staff with substantial variation in design. Alcohol brief interventions appear to be acceptable to UEC patients but clinicians face barriers in delivering them. CONCLUSIONS UEC settings have been under-researched and appear to be under-utilised for delivering health promotion activities, except for alcohol prevention. Review level evidence suggests alcohol and smoking interventions are warranted in some population groups. However, further research is needed to determine the optimal intervention design, content and delivery mode for lifestyle behaviours which are suitable for implementation in UEC settings and promote long-term intervention effectiveness. Changes in clinical practice may be needed, including increased training, integration into service delivery and supportive policy, to facilitate the implementation of SBIRT for lifestyle behaviours. Interventions may need to be delivered in the wider UEC system such as urgent care centres, minor injury units and walk-in centres, in addition to emergency departments and trauma units, to support and increase health promotion activities in UEC settings.
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- Emma J Adams
- School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
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- DREEAM: Department of Research and Education in Emergency Medicine, Acute Medicine and Major Trauma, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- DREEAM: Department of Research and Education in Emergency Medicine, Acute Medicine and Major Trauma, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- DREEAM: Department of Research and Education in Emergency Medicine, Acute Medicine and Major Trauma, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- East Midlands Academic Health Science Network, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, UK
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Gaume J, Bertholet N, McCambridge J, Magill M, Adam A, Hugli O, Daeppen JB. Effect of a Novel Brief Motivational Intervention for Alcohol-Intoxicated Young Adults in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open 2022; 5:e2237563. [PMID: 36269355 PMCID: PMC9587483 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.37563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE Heavy drinking among young adults is a major public health concern. Brief motivational interventions in the emergency department have shown promising but inconsistent results. OBJECTIVE To test whether young adults receiving a newly developed brief motivational intervention reduce their number of heavy drinking days and alcohol-related problems over 1 year compared with participants receiving brief advice. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This randomized clinical trial was conducted at an emergency department of a tertiary care university hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland. Recruitment ran from December 2016 to August 2019. Follow-up was conducted after 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. All adults aged 18 to 35 years presenting for any cause and presenting with alcohol intoxication were eligible (N = 2108); 1764 were excluded or refused participation. Follow-up rate was 79% at 12 months and 89% of participants provided follow-up data at least once and were included in the primary analyses. Statistical analysis was performed from September 2020 to January 2021. INTERVENTIONS The novel intervention was based on motivational interviewing and comprised in-person discussion in the emergency department and up to 3 booster telephone calls. The control group received brief advice. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Primary outcomes were the number of heavy drinking days (at least 60 g of ethanol) over the previous month and the total score on the Short Inventory of Problems (0-45, higher scores indicating more problems) over the previous 3 months. Hypotheses tested were formulated before data collection. RESULTS There were 344 young adults included (median [IQR] age: 23 [20-28] years; 84 women [24.4%]). Among the 306 participants providing at least 1 follow-up point, a statistically significant time × group interaction was observed (β = -0.03; 95% CI, -0.05 to 0.00; P = .02), and simple slopes indicated an increase of heavy drinking days over time in the control (β = 0.04; 95% CI, 0.02 to 0.05; P < .001) but not in the intervention group (β = 0.01; 95% CI, -0.01 to 0.03; P = .24). There was no effect on the Short Inventory of Problems score (β = -0.01; 95% CI, -0.03 to 0.02; P = .71). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE This randomized clinical trial found that a brief motivational intervention implemented in the emergency department provided beneficial effects on heavy drinking, which accounts for a substantial portion of mortality and disease burden among young adults. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN registry: 13832949.
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- Jacques Gaume
- Department of Psychiatry—Addiction Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry—Addiction Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Psychiatry—Addiction Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Emergency Department, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry—Addiction Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Tanner-Smith EE, Parr NJ, Schweer-Collins M, Saitz R. Effects of brief substance use interventions delivered in general medical settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction 2022; 117:877-889. [PMID: 34647649 PMCID: PMC8904275 DOI: 10.1111/add.15674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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AIMS To estimate effects of brief substance use interventions delivered in general medical settings. METHODS A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials conducted since 1990 of brief substance use interventions in patients of any age or severity level recruited in general medical settings. Primary outcomes were any measure of substance use or substance-related consequences (indexed with Hedges' g and risk ratios). Mixed-effects meta-regressions were used to estimate overall effects and predictors of effect variability. Analyses were conducted separately by brief intervention (BI) target substance: alcohol only or drugs. FINDINGS A total of 116 trials (64 439 participants) were identified; 111 (62 263 participants) provided effect size data and were included in the meta-analysis. Drug-targeted BIs yielded significant small improvements in multiple drug/mixed substance use (Hedges' g (g¯ ) = 0.08; 95% CI = 0.002, 0.15), but after adjusting for multiple comparisons, they did not produce significant effects on cannabis use ( g¯ = 0.06; 95% CI = 0.001, 0.12), alcohol use ( g¯ = 0.08; 95% CI = -0.0003, 0.17), or consequences ( g¯ = 0.05; 95% CI = 0.01, 0.10). Drug-targeted BIs yielded larger improvements in multiple drug/mixed substance use when delivered by a general practitioner ( g¯ = 0.19; 95% CI = 0.187, 0.193). Alcohol-targeted BIs yielded small beneficial effects on alcohol use ( g¯ = 0.12; 95% CI 0.08, 0.16), but no evidence of an effect on consequences ( g¯ = 0.05; 95% CI = -0.04, 0.13). However, alcohol-targeted BIs only had beneficial effects on alcohol use when delivered in general medical settings (g¯ = 0.17; 95% CI = 0.10, 0.24); the findings were inconclusive for those delivered in emergency department/trauma centers ( g¯ = 0.05; 95% CI = 0.00, 0.10). CONCLUSIONS When delivered in general medical settings, alcohol-targeted brief interventions may produce small beneficial reductions in drinking (equivalent to a reduction in 1 drinking day per month). There is limited evidence regarding the effects of drug-targeted brief interventions on drug use.
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- Emily E. Tanner-Smith
- University of Oregon, Counseling Psychology and Human Services Department, College of Education, 1215 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403-1215
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- University of Oregon, Counseling Psychology and Human Services Department, College of Education, 1215 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403-1215,U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Evidence Synthesis Program Coordinating Center, VA Portland Health Care System, 3710 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Rd., Portland, OR, 97239
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- University of Oregon, Counseling Psychology and Human Services Department, College of Education, 1215 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403-1215
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, 801 Massachusetts Ave, 4 Floor, Boston, MA 02118,Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit, Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine; Grayken Center for Addiction, Boston Medical Center
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Nagree Y, Darwent B. Characterising the number and type of presentations to a tertiary emergency department by young people affected by drugs and alcohol. AUST HEALTH REV 2021; 44:637-641. [PMID: 32553086 DOI: 10.1071/ah18247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and type of emergency department (ED) presentations involving drugs and/or alcohol (DA) among young people. Methods A retrospective chart review was conducted of patients aged 14-25 years who presented to the ED at a tertiary hospital between 7 October and 25 November 2013. Data were collected on standardised data sheets, including whether DA was a factor in the patient's presentation. Results In all, 713 ED presentations of patients aged 14-25 years were included in this review (mean age 20 years). Of these, 94 (13%) presentations involved DA (median blood alcohol level 0.12%; range 0.01-0.39%); among patients aged 14-17 years, 13 (8%) presentations involved DA. Patient presentations involving DA were more likely to occur overnight and at weekends, had higher Australasian Triage Scale scores and had longer ED lengths of stay. These patients were also more likely to present with aggression, because of an assault, or with mental health disorders. Conclusion DA are involved in a substantial number of presentations of young people to the ED and are associated with an increased risk of assault and aggression. Public health strategies should target the links between DA use and mental health in young people. What is known about the topic already? It is known that the use of alcohol and drugs in young people is an ongoing public health concern. Research suggests this cohort of the population is more likely to present to an ED with an injury than the comparative age group not intoxicated by drugs or alcohol, and is more likely to be reviewed after hours. Alcohol is the predominant drug that had been used by young people at the time of the present study. What does this paper add? This paper reviews the number and types of presentations to a tertiary ED. In so doing, many more areas were researched (rather than simply link to injury) and, as a result, it was found that young people present to the ED with an increased risk of mental health issues and an increased risk of aggression. The study also found that young people intoxicated with DA most commonly presented for different reasons than the same sober cohort. What are the implications for practitioners? We know that young people intoxicated with DA represent a different public health issue than the sample group, and, as a result, public health initiatives must concentrate on the confounding factors of the presenting complaint, notably education surrounding the risk of mental health disturbance and increased aggression rates. Furthermore, the study should benefit practitioners, showing that more mental health services should be available after hours for this cohort presenting with issues related to DA.
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- Yusuf Nagree
- University of Western Australia, Emergency Medicine, School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia. ; and Fiona Stanley Hospital, 11 Robin Warren Drive, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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- Royal Flying Doctor Service, 3 Eagle Drive, Jandakot, WA 6164, Australia; and Corresponding author.
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Gaume J, Grazioli VS, Paroz S, Fortini C, Bertholet N, Daeppen JB. Developing a brief motivational intervention for young adults admitted with alcohol intoxication in the emergency department - Results from an iterative qualitative design. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0246652. [PMID: 33556153 PMCID: PMC7869998 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Unhealthy alcohol use among young adults is a major public health concern. Brief motivational interventions for young adults in the Emergency Department (ED) have shown promising but inconsistent results. METHODS Based on the literature on brief intervention and motivational interviewing efficacy and active ingredients, we developed a new motivational intervention model for young adults admitted in the ED with alcohol intoxication. Using an iterative qualitative design, we first pre-tested this model by conducting 4 experimental sessions and 8 related semi-structured interviews to evaluate clinicians' and patients' perceptions of the intervention's acceptability and feasibility. We then conducted a consultation meeting with 9 international experts using a nominal group technique. The intervention model was adjusted and finally re-tested by conducting 6 new experimental sessions and 12 related semi-structured interviews. At each round, data collected were analyzed and discussed, and the intervention model updated accordingly. RESULTS Based on the literature, we found 6 axes for developing a new model: High level of relational factors (e.g. empathy, alliance, avoidance of confrontation); Personalized feedback; Enhance discrepancy; Evoke change talk while softening sustain talk, strengthen ability and commitment to change; Completion of a change plan; Devote more time: longer sessions and follow-up options (face-to-face, telephone, or electronic boosters; referral to treatment). A qualitative analysis of the semi-structured interviews gave important insights regarding acceptability and feasibility of the model. Adjustments were made around which information to provide and how, as well as on how to deepen discussion about change with patients having low levels of self-exploration. The experts' consultation addressed numerous points, such as information and advice giving, and booster interventions. DISCUSSION This iterative, multi-component design resulted in the development of an intervention model embedded in recent research findings and theory advances, as well as feasible in a complex environment. The next step is a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of this model.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jacques Gaume
- Department of Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Vulnerabilities and Social Medicine, University Center for General Medicine and Public Health, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Lozada CAQ, Bartels MB, Kieslich M. [Acute Ethanol Intoxication among Children and Adolescents - Analysis of 287 Hospitalized Cases Severity and Characteristics in Children under 14 Years]. KLINISCHE PADIATRIE 2020; 232:257-264. [PMID: 32898890 DOI: 10.1055/a-1186-2155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
Zusammenfassung
Hintergrund Trotz eines erfreulichen Rückgangs der aufgrund
einer akuten Alkoholintoxikation stationär behandelten
Minderjährigen, stellt der Alkoholkonsum bei Kindern und
Jugendlichen weiterhin eine problematische und besorgniserregende
Angelegenheit dar. Verstärkt wird diese Problematik aufgrund einer
vermutlich ausgeprägteren Symptomatik bei Kindern und Jugendlichen
in Rahmen einer Alkoholintoxikation als Erwachsenen.
Methoden Es wurden insgesamt 287 Fällen von Kindern und
Jugendlichen unter 18 Jahren, die aufgrund einer akuten Alkoholintoxikation
zwischen Januar 2002 und Dezember 2015 stationär in der Kinderklinik
des Universitätsklinikums Frankfurt behandelt wurden, analysiert. Es
erfolgte eine Alterseinteilung in Anlehnung an das Jugendschutzgesetz.
Ergebnisse Die Mehrheit (82/126) der Patienten mit einer
mittleren und schweren Bewusstseinsstörung waren Kinder und
Jugendliche unter 16 Jahre, trotz vergleichbarer, durchschnittlicher
Blutalkoholkonzentration (BAK). Eine präklinische
notärztliche Untersuchung fand bei jüngeren Patienten
deutlich häufiger als bei den älteren (>16 Jahre:
5,8%;<16 Jahre: 13,5% und<14 Jahre:
27,3%) statt. 7,3% der Minderjährigen mussten auf
der Intensivstation behandelt werden, zwei Drittel davon waren
jünger als 16 Jahre. Der Anteil der auf der Intensivstation
behandelten Kinder unter 14 Jahre lag sogar bei 13,6%. Bei 5
Patienten war eine maschinelle Beatmung notwendig, 4 davon waren
jünger als 16 Jahre und 2 davon sogar unter 14 Jahre.
Schlussfolgerungen Minderjährige und speziell Kinder unter 14
Jahre stellen eine besondere Risikogruppe aufgrund einer bedrohlichen
Symptomatik und der Notwendigkeit einer intensiveren medizinischen
Versorgung bei einer Alkoholintoxikation dar. Die konsequente Umsetzung des
Jugendschutzgesetzes, sowie die Entwicklung weitere und Fortführung
der bereits bestehenden Präventionsprogramme, wie das HaLT-Programm,
stellen die wichtigsten Handlungsmaßnahmen für die Zukunft
dar.
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- Cesar Armando Quinones Lozada
- Schwerpunkt Neurologie, Neurometabolik und Prävention, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Frankfurt am Main
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- Schwerpunkt Neurologie, Neurometabolik und Prävention, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Frankfurt am Main
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Onigu-Otite E, Kurtzweil M, Tucci V, Moukaddam N. Substance Use in Adolescents Presenting to the Emergency Department. ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY 2020. [DOI: 10.2174/2210676608666181015114220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Background:
Adolescent substance use is a dynamic public health problem.
Adolescence is a unique developmental period involving overlapping biological,
psychological, and social factors which increase the rates of initiation of substance use. The
developing adolescent brain is particularly susceptible to the effects of substances and most
adults with substance use disorders began to have symptoms and problems in their
adolescent years. Yet, for various reasons, most adolescents who use, misuse, abuse, or are
addicted to substances do not perceive the need for treatment.
Objective:
Drug and alcohol use among adolescents is a common presentation in hospital
Emergency Departments (EDs) and presents in different forms including in association with
intoxication, withdrawal states, or trauma associated with drug-related events. For many
adolescents with substance use, the Emergency Department (ED) is the first point of contact
with medical personnel and thus also serves as a potential entry point into treatment.
Methods:
This article reviews the common ways drug and alcohol problems present in the
ED, clinical assessment of the patient and family, screening, laboratory testing, brief
interventions in the ED, and referral to treatment beyond the ED.
Conclusion:
Guidelines on how to manage the shifting terrain of adolescent substance use
presenting in EDs across the nation continue to evolve. We highlight that considerable
further research is needed to inform effective ED protocols to address this important
individual and public health safety concern. Systems of care models which include
collaborative teams of diverse stake holders are needed to effectively manage adolescents
with substance use disorders.
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- Edore Onigu-Otite
- Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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- Merit Health Wesley Emergency Medicine Residency, Hattiesburg, MS, United States
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- Merit Health Wesley Emergency Medicine Residency, Hattiesburg, MS, United States
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- Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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Deluca P, Coulton S, Alam MF, Boniface S, Donoghue K, Gilvarry E, Kaner E, Lynch E, Maconochie I, McArdle P, McGovern R, Newbury-Birch D, Patton R, Pellatt-Higgins T, Phillips C, Phillips T, Pockett R, Russell IT, Strang J, Drummond C. Screening and brief interventions for adolescent alcohol use disorders presenting through emergency departments: a research programme including two RCTs. PROGRAMME GRANTS FOR APPLIED RESEARCH 2020. [DOI: 10.3310/pgfar08020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Background
Alcohol consumption and related harm increase steeply from the ages of 12–20 years. Adolescents in the UK are among the heaviest drinkers in Europe. Excessive drinking in adolescents is associated with increased risk of accidents, injuries, self-harm, unprotected or regretted sex, violence and disorder, poisoning and accidental death. However, there is lack of clear evidence for the most clinically effective and cost-effective screening and brief interventions for reducing or preventing alcohol consumption in adolescents attending emergency departments (EDs).
Objectives
To estimate the distribution of alcohol consumption, alcohol-related problems and alcohol use disorders in adolescents attending EDs; to develop age-appropriate alcohol screening and brief intervention tools; and to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of these interventions.
Design
The research has been conducted in three linked stages: (1) a prevalence study, (2) intervention development and (3) two linked randomised controlled trials (RCTs).
Setting
Twelve EDs in England (London, North East, and Yorkshire and The Humber).
Participants
A total of 5376 participants in the prevalence study [mean age 13.0 years, standard deviation (SD) 2.0 years; 46.2% female] and 1640 participants in the two linked RCTs (mean age 15.6 years, SD 1.0 years; 50.7% female).
Interventions
Personalised feedback and brief advice (PFBA) and personalised feedback plus electronic brief intervention (eBI), compared with alcohol screening alone. These age-appropriate alcohol interventions were developed in collaboration with the target audience through a series of focus groups and evaluations during stage 2 of the research programme and following two literature reviews.
Main outcome measures
Total alcohol consumed in standard UK units (1 unit = 8 g of ethanol) over the previous 3 months at 12-month follow-up, assessed using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, Consumption (3 items) (AUDIT-C).
Results
In the prevalence study, 2112 participants (39.5%) reported having had a drink of alcohol that was more than a sip in their lifetime, with prevalence increasing steadily with age and reaching 89.5% at the age of 17 years. The prevalence of at-risk alcohol consumption was 15% [95% confidence interval (CI) 14% to 16%] and the optimum cut-off point of the AUDIT-C in identifying at-risk drinking was ≥ 3. Associations of alcohol consumption and early onset of drinking with poorer health and social functioning were also found. In the RCT, the analysis of the primary outcome (average weekly alcohol consumption at month 12) identified no significant differences in effect between the three groups in both trials. In the high-risk drinking trial, the mean difference compared with control was 0.57 (95% CI –0.36 to 1.70) for PFBA and 0.19 (95% CI –0.71 to 1.30) for eBI. In the low-risk drinking trial, the mean difference compared with control was 0.03 (95% CI –0.07 to 0.13) for PFBA and 0.01 (95% CI –0.10 to 0.11) for eBI. The health economic analysis showed that eBI and PFBA were not more cost-effective than screening alone.
Conclusions
The ED can offer an opportunity for the identification of at-risk alcohol use in adolescents. A simple, short, self-completed screening instrument, the AUDIT-C, is an effective tool for identifying adolescents who are at risk of alcohol-related problems. Associations of alcohol consumption and earlier onset of drinking with poorer health and social functioning were observed in the prevalence study. The trials were feasible to implement and exceeded the recruitment target and minimum follow-up rates. However, PFBA and eBI were not found to be more effective than screening alone in reducing or preventing alcohol consumption in 14- to 17-year-olds attending EDs.
Limitations and future work
Only one-third of participants engaged with the application program; this is likely to have limited the effect of the intervention. We recommend that future research should focus on methods to maximise engagement with digital interventions and evaluate the effect of such engagement on clinical outcomes.
Trial registration
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN45300218.
Funding
This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Programme Grants for Applied Research programme and will be published in full in Programme Grants for Applied Research; Vol. 8, No. 2. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.
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- Paolo Deluca
- Addictions Department, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
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- Addictions Department, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Addictions Department, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Swansea Centre for Health Economics, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Addictions Department, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
- Institute for Clinical and Applied Health Research, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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- Swansea Centre for Health Economics, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Addictions Department, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Addictions Department, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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A framework for integrating young peers in recovery into adolescent substance use prevention and early intervention. Addict Behav 2019; 99:106080. [PMID: 31430622 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Substance use among adolescents is associated with a range of negative outcomes and risk-taking behaviors. Identifying and intervening early is essential to reducing associated risks in adolescence and adulthood. New approaches are needed to equip youth-serving systems with tools to identify and respond to substance use. Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) has emerged as a promising public health framework and there is a growing research interest in effective adaptations for its use with adolescents. However, healthcare settings, schools, and other community-based settings are slow to adapt SBIRT, citing gaps in knowledge and capacity to deliver evidence-based substance use prevention and early intervention. Further, these settings and the surrounding communities often lack the treatment and other prevention and recovery support resources needed for youth who screen as high-risk. Integrating young adult peers with personal lived experience of substance use recovery may meet this practical need. By drawing upon their shared experiences and skills developed in recovery, young adult peers can provide developmentally appropriate screening and intervention support to youth - while also providing urgently needed skills and time to under resourced settings. This article describes the value of young adult peer roles in expanding youth substance use prevention and early intervention, and features Project Amp as an example. Project Amp was designed as an extended, four-session brief intervention for low to moderate risk adolescents, delivered by trained young adult peers. Project Amp draws on best practices from peer recovery support and prevention and early intervention approaches such as SBIRT.
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) 2-question alcohol screen within 16 Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network pediatric emergency departments. This article describes the study methodology, sample characteristics, and baseline outcomes of the NIAAA 2-question screen. METHODS Participants included 12- to 17-year-olds treated in one of the participating pediatric emergency departments across the United States. After enrollment, a criterion assessment battery including the NIAAA 2-question screen and other measures of alcohol, drug use, and risk behavior was self-administered by participants on a tablet computer. Two subsamples were derived from the sample. The first subsample was readministered the NIAAA 2-question screen 1 week after their initial visit to assess test-retest reliability. The second subsample is being reassessed at 12 and 24 months to examine predictive validity of the NIAAA 2-question screen. RESULTS There were 4834 participants enrolled into the study who completed baseline assessments. Participants were equally distributed across sex and age. Forty-six percent of the participants identified as white, and 26% identified as black. Approximately one quarter identified as Hispanic. Using the NIAAA 2-question screen algorithm, approximately 8% were classified as low risk, 12% were classified as moderate risk, and 4% were classified as highest risk. Alcohol use was less likely to be reported by black participants, non-Hispanic participants, and those younger than 16 years. DISCUSSION This study successfully recruited a large, demographically diverse sample to establish rates of the NIAAA screen risk categories across age, sex, ethnicity, and race within pediatric emergency departments.
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Lynch E, McGovern R, Elzerbi C, Breckons M, Deluca P, Drummond C, Alam MF, Boniface S, Coulton S, Gilvarry E, McArdle P, Patton R, Russell I, Strang J, Kaner E. Adolescent perspectives about their participation in alcohol intervention research in emergency care: A qualitative exploration using ethical principles as an analytical framework. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0217855. [PMID: 31188852 PMCID: PMC6561559 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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AIMS To explore adolescents' experiences of consenting to, and participating in, alcohol intervention trials when attending for emergency care. METHODS In-depth semi-structured interviews with 27 adolescents (16 males; aged 14-17 years (Mage = 15.7)) who had taken part in one of two linked brief alcohol intervention trials based in 10 accident and emergency departments in England. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and subject to thematic analysis. RESULTS Research and intervention methods were generally found to be acceptable though confidentiality was important and parental presence could hinder truthful disclosures regarding alcohol use. Participants discussed the importance of being involved in research that was relevant to them and recognised alcohol consumption as a normative part of adolescence, highlighting the importance of having access to appropriate health information. Beyond this, they recognised the benefits and risks of trial participation for themselves and others with the majority showing a degree of altruism in considering longer term implications for others as well as themselves. CONCLUSIONS Alcohol screening and intervention in emergency care is both acceptable and relevant to adolescents but acceptability is reliant on confidentiality being assured and may be inhibited by parental presence. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN Number: 45300218.
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- Ellen Lynch
- Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
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- Addictions Department, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
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- Addictions Department, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Addictions Department, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Addictions Department, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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- Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
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- Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, United Kingdom
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- Addictions Department, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
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Linakis JG, Bromberg JR, Casper TC, Chun TH, Mello MJ, Richards R, Mull CC, Shenoi RP, Vance C, Ahmad F, Bajaj L, Brown KM, Chernick LS, Cohen DM, Fein J, Horeczko T, Levas MN, McAninch B, Monuteaux MC, Grupp-Phelan J, Powell EC, Rogers A, Suffoletto B, Dean JM, Spirito A. Predictive Validity of a 2-Question Alcohol Screen at 1-, 2-, and 3-Year Follow-up. Pediatrics 2019; 143:e20182001. [PMID: 30783022 PMCID: PMC6398369 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) 2-question screen is a valid adolescent alcohol screening tool. No studies have examined if this tool predicts future alcohol problems. We conducted a study at 16 pediatric emergency departments to determine the tool's predictive validity for alcohol misuse and alcohol use disorders (AUDs). METHODS Participants (N = 4834) completed a baseline assessment battery. A subsample of participants completed the battery at 1, 2, and 3 years follow up. RESULTS Of the 2209 participants assigned to follow-up, 1611 (73%) completed a 1-year follow-up, 1591 (72%) completed a 2-year follow-up, and 1377 (62%) completed a 3-year follow-up. The differences in AUDs between baseline NIAAA screen nondrinkers and lower-risk drinkers were statistically significant at 1 year (P = .0002), 2 years (P <.0001), and 3 years (P = .0005), as were the differences between moderate- and highest-risk drinkers at 1 and 2 years (P < .0001 and P = .0088, respectively) but not at 3 years (P = .0758). The best combined score for sensitivity (86.2% at 1 year, 75.6% at 2 years, and 60.0% at 3 years) and specificity (78.1% at 1 year, 79.2% at 2 years, and 80.0% at 3 years) was achieved by using "lower risk" and higher as a cutoff for the prediction of a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS The NIAAA 2-question screen can accurately characterize adolescent risk for future AUDs. Future studies are needed to determine optimaluse of the screen.
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- James G. Linakis
- The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Texas Children’s Hospital and College of Medicine, Baylor University, Houston, Texas
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- University of California, Davis, Davis, California
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- St Louis Children’s Hospital and School of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri
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- Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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- Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- University of Pittsburg Medical Center Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; and
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- University of Pittsburg Medical Center Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
- University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Texas Children’s Hospital and College of Medicine, Baylor University, Houston, Texas
- University of California, Davis, Davis, California
- St Louis Children’s Hospital and School of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri
- Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
- Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York City, New York
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Torrance, California
- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- University of Pittsburg Medical Center Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; and
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Effect of a brief motivational intervention in reducing alcohol consumption in the emergency department: a randomized controlled trial. Eur J Emerg Med 2019; 26:59-64. [DOI: 10.1097/mej.0000000000000488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cancilliere MK, Spirito A, Monti P, Barnett N. Brief Alcohol Interventions for Youth in the Emergency Department: Exploring Proximal and Distal Outcomes. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE 2019; 27:311-321. [PMID: 31440019 PMCID: PMC6706063 DOI: 10.1080/1067828x.2018.1529645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Brief interventions (BI) for alcohol use in the emergency department (ED) have been shown efficacious among adolescents and young adults; however, whether these interventions extend to other outcomes - proximal and distal - are less explored. This study examined outcomes of ED BIs in four completed trials showing reductions in alcohol use. Limited and inconsistent effects were found on proximal outcomes including parental monitoring, and distal outcomes including tobacco use. Identifying the mechanisms that underlie alcohol-focused BIs as well the intervention processes that may lead to generalized, positive effects on other variables is an important area of future research.
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- Mary Kathryn Cancilliere
- Department of Psychology, College of Health Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 02881 USA
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- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI, 02912 USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Box G-BH, Providence, RI, 02912 USA
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- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI, 02912 USA
- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI, 02912 USA
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- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI, 02912 USA
- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI, 02912 USA
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Identifying international differences in the epidemiology of acute poisonings in children may help in improving prevention. We sought to evaluate the international epidemiological differences in acute poisonings in children presenting to emergency departments (EDs) from 8 different global regions. METHODS This was an international multicenter cross-sectional prospective study including children younger than 18 years with acute poisonings presenting to 105 EDs in 20 countries was conducted. Data collection started at each ED between January and September 2013, and continued for 1 year. RESULTS During the study period, we registered 363,245 pediatric ED presentations, of which 1727 were for poisoning (0.47%; 95% confidence interval, 0.45%-0.50%), with a significant variation in incidence between the regions. Full data were obtained for 1688 presentations. Most poisonings (1361 [80.6%]) occurred at home with either ingestion (1504 [89.0%]) or inhalation of the toxin (126 [7.6%]). Nonintentional exposures accounted for 1157 poisonings (68.5%; mainly in South America and Eastern Mediterranean region), with therapeutic drugs (494 [42.7%]), household products (310 [26.8%]), and pesticides (59 [5.1%]) being the most common toxins. Suicide attempts accounted for 233 exposures (13.8%; mainly in the Western Pacific region and North America), with therapeutic drugs (214 [91.8%], mainly psychotropics and acetaminophen) being the most common toxins. Significant differences between regions were found in both types of poisonings. Recreational poisonings were more common in Europe and Western Pacific region. No patient died. CONCLUSIONS There are substantial epidemiological differences in acute poisonings among children in different countries and regions of the globe. International best practices need to be identified for prevention of acute poisonings in childhood.
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Dezman ZDW, Gorelick DA, Soderstrom CA. Test characteristics of a drug CAGE questionnaire for the detection of non-alcohol substance use disorders in trauma inpatients. Injury 2018; 49:1538-1545. [PMID: 29934097 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Non-alcohol substance use disorders (drug use disorders [DUDs]) are common in trauma patients. OBJECTIVE To determine the test characteristics of a 4-item drug CAGE questionnaire to detect DUDs in a cohort of adult trauma inpatients. METHODS Observational cross-sectional cohort of 1,115 adult patients admitted directly to a level-one trauma center between September, 1994 and November, 1996. All participants underwent both a 4-item drug CAGE questionnaire and the substance use disorder section of a structured psychiatric diagnostic clinical interview (SCID) (DSM-IIIR criteria), administered by staff unaware of their clinical status. Sensitivity, specificity, positive (PPV) and negative predictive values (NPV), positive (LR+) and negative likelihood ratios (LR-), and the area under the receiver operating curve (AUC) were calculated for each individual question and the overall questionnaire, using SCID-generated DUD diagnoses as the standard. Performance characteristics of the screen were also compared across selected sociodemographic, injury mechanism, and diagnostic sub-groups. RESULTS Subjects with DUDs were common (n = 349, 31.3%), including cannabis (n = 203, 18.2%), cocaine (n = 199, 17.8%), and opioids (n = 156, 14.0%). The screen performed well overall (AUC = 0.90, 95% CI: 0.88-0.91) and across subgroups based on age, sex, race, marriage status, income, education, employment status, mechanism of injury, and current/past DUD status (AUCs 0.75-1.00). Answering any one question in the affirmative had a sensitivity = 83.4% (95% CI: 79.1-87.1), specificity = 92.3% (95% CI: 90.2-94.1), PPV = 83.1%, LR+ = 10.8. CONCLUSIONS The 4-item drug CAGE and its individual questions had good-to-excellent ability to detect DUDs in this adult trauma inpatient population, suggesting its usefulness as a screening tool.
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- Zachary D W Dezman
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Falvo F, Schmid A. Bridging the Gap: Drug and Alcohol Screening in Adolescent Trauma Patients. J Emerg Nurs 2018; 44:325-330. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2018.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Revised: 09/23/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for adolescent alcohol use in Canadian pediatric emergency departments: a national survey of pediatric emergency physicians. CAN J EMERG MED 2018; 21:97-102. [PMID: 29898800 DOI: 10.1017/cem.2018.390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Problematic alcohol use is associated with detrimental cognitive, physiological and social consequences. In the emergency department (ED), Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is the recommended approach to identify and treat adolescent alcohol-related concerns, but is underused by physicians. OBJECTIVE This study examined pediatric emergency physicians’ perceptions of adolescent drinking and treatment, and their current self-reported SBIRT practices. METHOD Physicians in the Pediatric Emergency Research Canada database (n=245) received a 35-item questionnaire that was administered through a web-based platform and paper-based mail-outs. Recruitment followed a modified Dillman four-contact approach. RESULTS From October 2016 to January 2017, 166 pediatric emergency physicians (46.4% males; mean age=43.6 years) completed the questionnaire. The response rate was 67.8%. Physicians recognized the need (65%) and responsibility (86%) to address adolescent alcohol problems. However, confidence in knowledge and abilities for SBIRT execution was low. Twenty-five percent of physicians reported never having practiced all, or part of, SBIRT while 1.3% reported consistent SBIRT delivery for adolescents with alcohol-related visits. More alcohol education and counselling experience was associated with higher SBIRT use; however, physicians generally reported to have received minimal alcohol training. SBIRT practices were also associated with physician perceptions of problematic alcohol use and its treatability. CONCLUSIONS Pediatric emergency physicians acknowledge the need to address problematic adolescent alcohol use, but routine SBIRT use is lacking. Strategies to educate physicians about SBIRT and enhance perceived self-competency may improve SBIRT use. Effectiveness trials to establish SBIRT impact on patient outcomes are also needed.
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Herbert A, Gilbert R, Cottrell D, Li L. Causes of death up to 10 years after admissions to hospitals for self-inflicted, drug-related or alcohol-related, or violent injury during adolescence: a retrospective, nationwide, cohort study. Lancet 2017; 390:577-587. [PMID: 28552365 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)31045-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Revised: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Emergency hospital admission with adversity-related injury (ie, self-inflicted, drug-related or alcohol-related, or violent injury) affects 4% of 10-19-year-olds. Their risk of death in the decade after hospital discharge is twice as high as that of adolescents admitted to hospitals for accident-related injury. We established how cause of death varied between these groups. METHODS We did a retrospective, nationwide, cohort study comparing risks of death in five causal groups (suicide, drug-related or alcohol-related, homicide, accidental, and other causes of death) up to 10 years after hospital discharge following adversity-related (self-inflicted, drug-related or alcohol-related, or violent injury) or accident-related (for which there was no recorded adversity) injury. We included adolescents (aged 10-19 years) who were admitted as an emergency for adversity-related or accident-related injury between April 1, 1997, and March 31, 2012. We excluded adolescents who did not have their sex recorded, died during the index admission, had no valid discharge date, or were admitted with injury related to neither adversity nor accidents. We identified admissions for adversity-related or accident-related injury to the National Health Service in England with the International Classification of Diseases-10 codes in Hospital Episode Statistics data, linked to the Office for National Statistics mortality data for England, to establish cause-specific risks of death between the first day and 10 years after discharge, and to compare risks between adversity-related and accident-related index injury after adjustment for age group, socioeconomic status, and chronic conditions. FINDINGS We identified 1 080 368 adolescents (388 937 [36·0%] girls, 690 546 [63·9%] boys, and 885 [0·1%] adolescents who did not have their sex recorded). Of these adolescents, we excluded 40 549 (10·4%) girls, 56 107 (8·1%) boys, and all 885 without their sex recorded. Of the 333 009 (30·8%) adolescents admitted with adversity-related injury (181 926 [54·6%] girls and 151 083 [45·4%] boys) and 649 818 (60·2%) admitted with accident-related injury (166 462 [25·6%] girls and 483 356 [74·4%] boys), 4782 (0·5%) died in the 10 years after discharge (1312 [27·4%] girls and 3470 [72·6%] boys). Adolescents discharged after adversity-related injury had higher risks of suicide (adjusted subhazard ratio 4·54 [95% CI 3·25-6·36] for girls, and 3·15 [2·73-3·63] for boys) and of drug-related or alcohol-related death (4·71 [3·28-6·76] for girls, and 3·53 [3·04-4·09] for boys) in the next decade than they did after accident-related injury. Although we included homicides in our estimates of 10-year risks of adversity-related deaths, we did not explicitly present these risks because of small numbers and risks of statistical disclosure. There was insufficient evidence that girls discharged after adversity-related injury had increased risks of accidental deaths compared with those discharged after accident-related injury (adjusted subhazard ratio 1·21 [95% CI 0·90-1·63]), but there was evidence that this risk was increased for boys (1·26 [1·09-1·47]). There was evidence of decreased risks of other causes of death in girls (0·64 [0·53-0·77]), but not in boys (0·99 [0·84-1·17]). Risks of suicide were increased following self-inflicted injury (adjusted subhazard ratio 5·11 [95% CI 3·61-7·23] for girls, and 6·20 [5·27-7·30] for boys), drug-related or alcohol-related injury (4·55 [3·23-6·39] for girls, and 4·51 [3·89-5·24] for boys), and violent injury in boys (1·43 [1·15-1·78]) versus accident-related injury. However, the increased risk of suicide in girls following violent injury versus accident-related injury was not significantly increased (adjusted subhazard ratio 1·48 [95% CI 0·73-2·98]). Following each type of index injury, risks of suicide and risks of drug-related or alcohol-related death were increased by similar magnitudes. INTERPRETATION Risks of suicide were significantly increased after all types of adversity-related injury except for girls who had violent injury. Risks of drug-related or alcohol-related death increased by a similar magnitude. Current practice to reduce risks of harm after self-inflicted injury should be extended to drug-related or alcohol-related and violent injury in adolescence. Prevention should address the substantial risks of drug-related or alcohol-related death alongside risks of suicide. FUNDING UK Department of Health.
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- Annie Herbert
- Population, Policy and Practice Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK; Department of Behavioural Science and Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Healthcare, University College London, London, UK.
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- Population, Policy and Practice Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Population, Policy and Practice Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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Two-Year Trajectories of Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Drug-Using Adolescents and Emerging Adults in an Urban Community. AIDS Behav 2017; 21:2069-2078. [PMID: 27714523 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1570-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Among 14-24 year-olds who used drugs and were recruited from an emergency department, we examined 2-year trajectories of sexual risk behaviors. We hypothesized that those in higher risk trajectories would have more severe substance use, mental health concerns, and dating violence involvement at baseline. Analyses identified three behavioral trajectories. Individuals in the highest risk trajectory had a more severe profile of baseline alcohol use, marijuana use, dating violence involvement, and mental health problems. Future research will examine longitudinal differences in risk factors across trajectories. Understanding risk factors for sexual risk behavior trajectories can inform the delivery and tailoring of prevention interventions.
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Kuntsche E, Kuntsche S, Thrul J, Gmel G. Binge drinking: Health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions. Psychol Health 2017; 32:976-1017. [PMID: 28513195 DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2017.1325889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Binge drinking (also called heavy episodic drinking, risky single-occasion drinking etc.) is a major public health problem. This paper provides an overview of recently published evidence concerning the definition and measurement, prevalence rates, health impact, demographic and psychosocial correlates of, and interventions for, binge drinking. DESIGN Narrative review. RESULTS Mostly occurring among young people at weekends, binge drinking increases the risk of both acute (e.g. injuries) and long-term negative consequences (e.g. alcohol disorders). Binge drinkers tend to be extrovert, impulsive and sensation-seeking. Stress, anxiety, traumatic events and depression are also related to binge drinking. Both alcohol-related behaviour of parents and general parenting (e.g. parenting styles, monitoring) are also important. Other major risk factors for binge drinking are frequently spending time with friends who drink, and the drinking norms observed in the wider social environment (e.g. school, community, culture). Emergency departments, birthday parties, fraternities and the workplace serve as settings for interventions; these are increasingly delivered via digital and mobile technology. There is evidence of small-sized effects across approaches (brief interventions, personalised normative feedback, protective behavioural strategies etc.) and populations. CONCLUSION A more consistent terminology, investigating multi-level influences and identifying the most effective intervention components are challenges for future research.
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- Emmanuel Kuntsche
- a Addiction Switzerland, Research Department , Lausanne , Switzerland.,b Behavioural Science Institute , Radboud University , Nijmegen , The Netherlands.,c Institute of Psychology , Eötvös Loránd University , Budapest , Hungary
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- a Addiction Switzerland, Research Department , Lausanne , Switzerland
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- d Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education , University of California , San Francisco , CA , USA
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- a Addiction Switzerland, Research Department , Lausanne , Switzerland.,e Alcohol Treatment Centre , Lausanne University Hospital , Lausanne , Switzerland
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Reaching Adolescents for Prevention: The Role of Pediatric Emergency Department Health Promotion Advocates. Pediatr Emerg Care 2017; 33:223-229. [PMID: 26999582 DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Almost 200,000 adolescents visit US emergency departments (EDs) yearly for conditions involving underage drinking but receive no follow-up referral. Other health risk behaviors resulting in sexually transmitted infections, car crashes, and assault-related injury are common among adolescents. A pediatric ED (PED) visit presents an opportunity to discuss and promote prevention. We report here on implementation of a new PED navigator/extender role, the Health Promotion Advocate (HPA). METHODS Health Promotion Advocates surveyed patients to identify health risks, stresses, and needs. A positive screen triggered a brief conversation containing the following elements: permission to discuss risks/needs; exploration of context (a typical day in your life); brief feedback (information and norms); exploration of benefits and consequences of risk behaviors; assessment of readiness to change; calling up assets, instilling hope; discussing challenges of change; negotiating a menu of options and prescription for change; referrals to primary care, community resources; and treatment services as indicated. RESULTS During 2009-2013, HPAs screened 2149 PED patients aged 14 to 21 years and referred 834 for an array of services (eg, primary care, mental health, insurance, personal safety, human immunodeficiency virus testing, general education diploma (GED), employment, housing, and food pantries) to address reported health risks; 785 screened positive for at-risk substance use (53% female, 36% without primary care). Among them, 636 received a brief intervention; 546 were referred to specialized substance abuse treatment. Two case studies are presented to illustrate the engagement and referral process. CONCLUSIONS Health Promotion Advocates working as PED team members can extend PED services beyond the scope of the presenting complaint.
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Arnaud N, Diestelkamp S, Wartberg L, Sack P, Daubmann A, Thomasius R. Short- to Midterm Effectiveness of a Brief Motivational Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use and Related Problems for Alcohol Intoxicated Children and Adolescents in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Acad Emerg Med 2017; 24:186-200. [PMID: 27801991 DOI: 10.1111/acem.13126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The proportion of children and adolescents receiving emergency care for acute alcohol intoxication (AAI) in Germany has sharply increased over the past years. Despite this, no randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have studied guideline- and evidence-based interventions to prevent future alcohol misuse within this population. The objective of our investigation was to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief motivational intervention (b-MI) to reduce drinking and associated problems within pediatric emergency departments (PED) in Hamburg, Germany. METHODS This stratified cluster-RCT compared a widely established but modified targeted b-MI and treatment as usual (TAU) for patients recruited and treated on Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays from July 2011 to January 2014 for AAI in EDs of six pediatric hospitals in Hamburg, Germany. Patients under the age of 18 years and their caregivers were included in the study. Intervention was delivered by trained hospital-external staff. The intervention group (n = 141) received a single-session b-MI with a telephone booster after 6 weeks and a brief consultation for caregivers. All intervention material was manual-based. The TAU control group (n = 175) received youth-specific written information on alcohol use and contact information for community resources. Primary outcomes were changes in binge drinking frequency, number of alcoholic drinks on a typical occasion, and alcohol-related problems using the brief Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index. Outcomes were measured by research assistants not involved in intervention delivery. Baseline data were collected in person at the PED, and follow-up data were collected via telephone 3 and 6 months after baseline. Secondary outcome was postenrollment health service utilization. Analyses were based on linear mixed models and intent to treat. RESULTS A total of 86.1% (87.5%) of patients in the b-MI group and 82.4% (86.9%) in the TAU group provided valid outcome data after 3 (6) months, respectively. The differences between groups for all outcomes were statistically nonsignificant at both follow-ups (p > 0.05). After 3 months the mean change in binge drinking frequency was -1.36 (95% confidence interval [CI] = -1.81 to -0.91), a reduction of 62.1% in the b-MI group, and -1.29 (95% CI = -1.77 to -0.95), a reduction of 49.0% in the TAU group. The mean change in number of alcoholic drinks on a typical occasion was -2.24 (95% CI = -3.18 to -1.29), a reduction of 37.5% in the b-MI group, and -1.34 (95% CI = -2.54 to -0.14), a reduction of 26.4% in the TAU group. The mean change of alcohol-related problems was -6.72 (95% CI = -7.68 to -5.76), a reduction of 60.5% in the b-MI group, and -6.43 (95% CI = -7.37 to -5.49), a reduction of 58.3% in the TAU group. The differences in mean changes between groups were similar after 6 months for all outcomes. CONCLUSION This study provides new information on the effectiveness of b-MIs delivered at discharge of young AAI patients in emergency care. Both trial groups reduced alcohol use and related problems but the b-MI was not associated with significant effects. Although the intervention approach appears feasible, further considerations of improving the outcomes for this relevant target group are required.
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- Nicolas Arnaud
- German Centre for Addiction Research in Childhood and Adolescence (DZSKJ) University Medical Centre Hamburg‐Eppendorf Hamburg Germany
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- German Centre for Addiction Research in Childhood and Adolescence (DZSKJ) University Medical Centre Hamburg‐Eppendorf Hamburg Germany
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- German Centre for Addiction Research in Childhood and Adolescence (DZSKJ) University Medical Centre Hamburg‐Eppendorf Hamburg Germany
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- German Centre for Addiction Research in Childhood and Adolescence (DZSKJ) University Medical Centre Hamburg‐Eppendorf Hamburg Germany
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- Department of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology University Medical Centre Hamburg‐Eppendorf Hamburg Germany
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- German Centre for Addiction Research in Childhood and Adolescence (DZSKJ) University Medical Centre Hamburg‐Eppendorf Hamburg Germany
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Bortolon CB, Moreira TDC, Signor L, Guahyba BL, Figueiró LR, Ferigolo M, Barros HMT. Six-Month Outcomes of a Randomized, Motivational Tele-intervention for Change in the Codependent Behavior of Family Members of Drug Users. Subst Use Misuse 2017; 52:164-174. [PMID: 27754731 DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2016.1223134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Families of substance abusers may develop maladaptive strategies, such as codependency, to address drug-related problems. It is important for families to receive specialist treatment in order to contribute to the recovery process. The Tele-intervention Model and Monitoring of Families of Drug Users (TMMFDU), based on motivational interviewing and stages of change, aims to encourage the family to change the codependents' behaviors. A randomized clinical trial was carried out to verify the change in codependent behavior after intervention with 6 months of follow-up. Three hundred and twenty-five families with high or low codependency scores were randomized into the intervention group (n = 163) or the usual treatment (UT) (n = 162). After 6 months of follow-up, the family members of the TMMFDU group were twice as likely to modify their codependency behavior when compared to the UT group (OR 2.08 CI 95% 1.18-3.65). TMMFDU proved to be effective in changing codependent behaviors among compliant family members of drug users.
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- a Pharmacology , Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre , Porto Alegre , Brazil
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- a Pharmacology , Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre , Porto Alegre , Brazil
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- a Pharmacology , Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre , Porto Alegre , Brazil
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Cordovilla-Guardia S, Vilar-López R, Lardelli-Claret P, Navas J, Guerrero-López F, Fernández-Mondéjar E. Ingreso en cuidados intensivos por un traumatismo relacionado con el consumo de alcohol o drogas, un «momento propicio de enseñanza» para el inicio del cambio. ENFERMERIA INTENSIVA 2017; 28:4-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enfi.2016.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Revised: 12/18/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Mikhail JN, Nemeth LS. Trauma Center Based Youth Violence Prevention Programs: An Integrative Review. TRAUMA, VIOLENCE & ABUSE 2016; 17:500-519. [PMID: 26123004 DOI: 10.1177/1524838015584373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Youth violence recidivism remains a significant public health crisis in the United States. Violence prevention is a requirement of all trauma centers, yet little is known about the effectiveness of these programs. Therefore, this systematic review summarizes the effectiveness of trauma center-based youth violence prevention programs. METHODS A systematic review of articles from MEDLINE, CINAHL, and PsychINFO databases was performed to identify eligible control trials or observational studies. Included studies were from 1970 to 2013, describing and evaluating an intervention, were trauma center based, and targeted youth injured by violence (tertiary prevention). The social ecological model provided the guiding framework, and findings are summarized qualitatively. RESULTS Ten studies met eligibility requirements. Case management and brief intervention were the primary strategies, and 90% of the studies showed some improvement in one or more outcome measures. These results held across both social ecological level and setting: both emergency department and inpatient unit settings. CONCLUSIONS Brief intervention and case management are frequent and potentially effective trauma center-based violence prevention interventions. Case management initiated as an inpatient and continued beyond discharge was the most frequently used intervention and was associated with reduced rearrest or reinjury rates. Further research is needed, specifically longitudinal studies using experimental designs with high program fidelity incorporating uniform direct outcome measures. However, this review provides initial evidence that trauma centers can intervene with the highest of risk patients and break the youth violence recidivism cycle.
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[Influence of Counsellor- and Intervention Variables on Motivation to Change Following a Brief Motivational Intervention to Reduce Risky Alcohol Use]. Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr 2016; 65:534-49. [PMID: 27595811 DOI: 10.13109/prkk.2016.65.7.534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Influence of Counsellor- and Intervention Variables on Motivation to Change Following a Brief Motivational Intervention to Reduce Risky Alcohol Use Brief interventions are recommended for prevention and early intervention of risky alcohol use. However, evidence of their effectiveness, in particular for children and adolescents, is heterogeneous. Analysis of counsellor and intervention variables may provide insights into mechanisms of action in brief interventions and thereby contribute to an enhanced effectiveness. We analyzed data of N = 141 children and adolescents who were treated for acute alcohol intoxication in the emergency department. Study participants received a brief motivational intervention to reduce risky alcohol use during hospitalization. We applied multiple regression analysis to examine counsellor variables (empathy, affirmation, competence, congruence) and intervention variables (readiness and confidence ruler, decisional balance, goal agreement) as predictors of motivation to change. Higher scores on the basic therapeutic skill "positive affirmation" (R2 = 7.1 %; p < .01), finishing the intervention with a written goal agreement (R2 = 2.9 %; p < .05) and younger age were associated with greater readiness to change (R2 = 10.2 %; p < .01). Therefore, a special focus should be put on the counsellor skill "positive affirmation" when training new counsellors. Results also indicate that younger patients respond stronger to a brief intervention in this context.
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Vallersnes OM, Bjornaas MA, Lund C, Jacobsen D, Ekeberg Ø, Brekke M. Follow-up of young patients after acute poisoning by substances of abuse: a comparative cohort study at an emergency outpatient clinic. BMC Res Notes 2016; 9:398. [PMID: 27506676 PMCID: PMC4979110 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-016-2200-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Young patients with acute poisoning by substances of abuse have increased mortality rates in the long term. In Oslo, Norway, most of these patients are treated at the Oslo Accident and Emergency Outpatient Clinic. The majority were discharged without follow-up. In 2010, the clinic implemented an intervention program for patients under the age of 23 presenting with acute poisoning by substances of abuse. The intervention was a brief motivational interview with a social worker before discharge, followed by a telephone consultation. Patients in need of further follow-up were identified and referred. Our objective was to study short-term effects of the intervention program on referrals to follow-up and repetition rates of acute poisoning. METHODS Comparative cohorts were derived from studies of acute poisoning at the Oslo Accident and Emergency Outpatient Clinic in 2003, 2008 and 2012. Two age groups of patients presenting with acute poisoning by substances of abuse were included: 16-22 years and 23-27 years. Patients in the pre-intervention cohorts of 2003 and 2008 were compared with patients of the same age in the post-intervention cohort of 2012. Repetition rates were estimated using survival analysis. In total, 1323 patients were included; 422 in the younger pre-intervention group, 366 in the younger post-intervention group, 288 in the older pre-intervention group, and 247 in the older post-intervention group. Overall, the major toxic agents were ethanol 823/1323 (62 %) and opioids 215/1323 (16 %). 719/1323 (54 %) patients were male. RESULTS In the younger groups referrals to follow-up increased from 86/317 (27 %) to 156/366 (43 %) (p < 0.001) after the implementation of the program. Among the older patients, who were not included in the program, there was no significant change in referrals. There was no change in the repetition rate of acute poisoning in either age group. The program established contact with 225/366 (61 %) of the eligible patients. CONCLUSION More patients were referred to follow-up after the intervention. We expect this to have a beneficial effect on their substance use and reduce excess morbidity and mortality in the long term. There was no change in the repetition rate of poisoning.
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- Odd Martin Vallersnes
- Department of General Practice, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. .,Oslo Accident and Emergency Outpatient Clinic, Department of Emergency General Practice, City of Oslo Health Agency, Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Acute Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Acute Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Acute Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Behavioural Sciences in Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of General Practice, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Tait RJ, Teoh L, Kelty E, Geelhoed E, Mountain D, Hulse GK. Emergency department based intervention with adolescent substance users: 10year economic and health outcomes. Drug Alcohol Depend 2016; 165:168-74. [PMID: 27317044 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Revised: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Alcohol and other drug (AOD) use are significant cause of disease burden and costs among adolescents. METHODS We conducted a randomized trial in hospital emergency departments (ED) following an AOD-related presentation, comparing usual care with brief advice and referral to link adolescents aged 12-19 years with external AOD services. Subsequently, we used health data linkage to assemble data on mortality, hospital admissions, ED attendances, out-patient mental health and use of opiate pharmacotherapies in the next 10 years. From these, treatment costs and rates of events were estimated and compared using generalized linear models. RESULTS Those who received the intervention had lower costs ($22 versus $227: z=3.16, p=0.002) and rates (0.03 versus 0.25: z=2.57, p=0.010) of ED mental health AOD presentations. However, the intervention did not significantly reduce overall mean health costs per patient (intervention $58746 versus control $64833, p=0.800). Similarly, there was no significant difference in the costs associated with hospitalizations ($48920 versus $50911 p=0.924), overall ED presentations ($4266 versus $4150, p=0.916), out-patient mental health services ($4494 versus $7717, p=0.282), or opiate pharmacotherapies ($1013 versus $2054, p=0.209). Injecting drug use was a significant baseline predictor of subsequent costs in the cohort (z=2.64, p=0.008). CONCLUSIONS An ED delivered intervention may reduce direct ED costs and subsequent ED AOD attendances. There was also some indication that overall costs may be impacted, with economically large but non-significant differences between the groups. The high costs and morbidity incurred by some of this cohort illustrate the importance of targeting high-risk adolescents.
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- Robert J Tait
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty Health Science, Curtin University, Australia.
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- School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, the University of Western Australia, Australia; School of Population Health, the University of Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, the University of Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Population Health, the University of Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Primary, Aboriginal & Rural Health Care, the University of Western Australia, Australia; Department of Emergency Medicine Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia
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- School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, the University of Western Australia, Australia
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A Systematic Review on the Effectiveness of Brief Interventions for Alcohol Misuse among Adults in Emergency Departments. J Subst Abuse Treat 2016; 61:1-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2015.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Revised: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Evaluation of a brief intervention to reduce the negative consequences of drug misuse among adult emergency department patients. Drug Alcohol Depend 2015; 157:44-53. [PMID: 26482090 PMCID: PMC4663151 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Revised: 08/19/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Determine if a brief intervention (BI) reduces the negative consequences of drug use/misuse among adult emergency department (ED) patients, and identify patients more likely to benefit from the BI. METHODS This randomized, controlled trial enrolled 1026 18-64 year-old ED patients whose drug misuse indicated a needed for a BI. Differences in total Inventory of Drug Use Consequences (InDUC) scores between the treatment (BI) and control arms (no BI) were assessed every 90 days over a one-year period. Regression models were constructed to identify demographic and clinical factors associated with greater reductions in total InDUC scores. RESULTS Although total InDUC scores decreased for both the treatment and control arms, there were no differences in scores between the treatment and the control arms at baseline at each follow-up. In the regression analyses, participants who were not using drugs or received drug treatment in the past 90 days generally had lower InDUC scores at each follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Although negative consequences decreased in both study arms over time, receiving a BI did not lead to a greater reduction in the negative consequences of drug misuse than not receiving a BI. Of importance in the design of future ED drug misuse interventions, participants who were successful in stopping their drug misuse or receiving drug treatment did show fewer negative consequences of drug use/misuse.
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Sorsdahl K, Stein DJ, Corrigall J, Cuijpers P, Smits N, Naledi T, Myers B. The efficacy of a blended motivational interviewing and problem solving therapy intervention to reduce substance use among patients presenting for emergency services in South Africa: A randomized controlled trial. SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PREVENTION AND POLICY 2015; 10:46. [PMID: 26576946 PMCID: PMC4650345 DOI: 10.1186/s13011-015-0042-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 11/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Background The treatment of substance use disorders is a public health priority, particularly in South Africa where the prevalence of these disorders is high. We tested two peer-counsellor delivered brief interventions (BIs) for risky substance use among adults presenting to emergency departments (EDs) in South Africa. Methods In this randomised controlled trial, we enrolled patients presenting to one of three 24-hour EDs who screened at risk for substance use according to the Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST). Eligible patients were randomly allocated to one of three conditions: Motivational Interviewing (MI), blended MI and Problem Solving Therapy (MI-PST) or a Psycho-educational Control Group (CG). The primary outcome was reduction in ASSIST scores at three months follow-up. Results Of the 2736 patients screened, 335 met inclusion criteria, were willing to participate in the intervention and were randomised to one of three conditions: 113 to MI, 112 to MI-PST and 110 to CG. ASSIST scores at three months were lower in the MI-PST group than they were in the MI and CG groups (adjusted mean difference of −1.72, 95 % CI −3.36 - -0.08). We recorded no significant difference in ASSIST scores between the CG and MI group (adjusted mean difference of −0.02, 95 % CI −2.01 - 1.96). Conclusion With the addition of minimal resources, BIs are feasible to conduct in EDs in a low resourced country. These preliminary findings report that MI-PST appears to be an effective BI for reducing substance use among at risk participants. Further research is required to replicate these findings with effort to limit attrition, to determine whether reductions in substance use are persistent at 6 and 12 month follow-up and whether parallel changes occur in other indications of treatment outcomes, such as injury rates and ED presentations. Trial registration This trial registered with the Pan African Clinical Trial Registry (PACTR201308000591418)
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- K Sorsdahl
- Alan J. Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry & Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa.
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- Department of Psychiatry & Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa.
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- Western Cape Department of Health, 8 Riebeeck Street, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Western Cape Department of Health, 8 Riebeeck Street, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa.
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- Department of Psychiatry & Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa. .,Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, PO Box 19070, Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa.
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Substance use in adolescence is common, but not all use indicates a substance use disorder. The primary care provider has an essential role in screening for substance involvement, assessing the level of substance use and its impact on function, and engaging in a brief intervention to encourage and support behavioral change related to substance use. This article summarizes the literature on adolescent vulnerability to substance use disorders and their impact on adolescent health and well-being. Practical concrete suggestions for approaches to screening, brief interventions, and referral to treatment provide a stepwise approach to adolescent substance use assessment and intervention.
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de Lentaigne de Logiviere X, Gignon M, Amsallem C, Jarde O, Manaouil C. [Forensic aspect of acute drunkenness]. Presse Med 2015; 44:610-7. [PMID: 25683103 DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2014.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Revised: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Alcohol consumption in itself is not forbidden in France. Two situations are reprehended by the law: public drunkenness - where only the behavior is sanctioned and not the alcohol level - and driving with a level of alcohol superior to 0.5g per liter. The management of a severe state of drunkenness - even though frequent - is on the one hand poorly managed and on the other hands badly mastered by doctors. The management of drunken patients lies essentially in a strong monitoring of the possible complications. The inherent question of the returning-back-home for a drunken patient should be approached according to the state of consciousness rather than the alcohol rate in the blood. No matter what the rate is, the authorization to release a patient depends on the preservation of his judgmental capacities. If those are altered, the doctor can then decide to keep - even against his will - the patient temporarily and until he has recovered his discernment. Patients still keep their right to refuse any medical treatment. Indeed, the law does not provide any answer concerning the particular issue of the refusal of medical care by the patient, especially in case of a severe alcoholic intoxicated state that let the patient incapable to express his will and to understand the range of the given information. There is no legal measure that can able a doctor to firmly forbid a drunk patient to be released and to take the wheel. Doctors have to try to dissuade them by proposing other alternatives but they cannot physically oppose themselves to the patient decision. However, proofs that the doctor tried his best to convince the patient not to drive while under the influence of alcohol can be demanded. Doctors have the duty to inform patients on every risk that alcohol can bring while driving but do not have any measure of pressure.
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- CHU d'Amiens, service de santé publique, 80054 Amiens, France
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- CHU d'Amiens, service de médecine légale et sociale, 80054 Amiens, France
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- CHU d'Amiens, service de médecine légale et sociale, 80054 Amiens, France.
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Kohler S, Hofmann A. Can motivational interviewing in emergency care reduce alcohol consumption in young people? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Alcohol Alcohol 2015; 50:107-17. [PMID: 25563299 DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agu098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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AIMS We investigate the effect of motivational interviewing (MI), delivered in a brief intervention during an emergency care contact, on the alcohol consumption of young people who screen positively for present or previous risky alcohol consumption. METHODS MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, PSYNDEX and Scopus were searched for randomized controlled trials with adolescents or young adults that compared MI in an emergency care setting to control conditions and measured drinking outcomes. RESULTS Six trials with 1433 participants, aged 13-25 years, were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. MI was never less efficacious than a control intervention. Two trials found significantly more reduction in one or more measures of alcohol consumption in the MI intervention group. One trial indicated that MI may be used most effectively in young people with high-volume alcohol consumption. Separate random effects meta-analyses were performed based on the highest impact that MI added on reducing the drinking frequency and the drinking quantity at any point in time during the different study periods. Their results were expressed as standardized mean differences (SMDs). The frequency of drinking alcohol decreased significantly more after MI than after control interventions (SMD ≤ -0.17, P ≤ 0.03). In addition, MI reduced the drinking quantity further than control interventions in a meta-analysis of the subset of trials that were implemented in the USA (SMD = -0.12, P = 0.04). Meta-analyses of the smallest mean differences between MI and control groups detected no differences in alcohol use (SMD ≤ 0.02, P ≥ 0.38). CONCLUSION MI appears at least as effective and may possibly be more effective than other brief interventions in emergency care to reduce alcohol consumption in young people.
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- Stefan Kohler
- Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- IB-GIS mbh Medizinische Akademie und IB Hochschule, Berlin, Germany
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Brief motivational intervention for adolescents treated in emergency departments for acute alcohol intoxication - a randomized-controlled trial. BMC Emerg Med 2014; 14:13. [PMID: 24975110 PMCID: PMC4107616 DOI: 10.1186/1471-227x-14-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2014] [Accepted: 06/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Alcohol misuse among youth is a major public health concern and numbers of adolescents admitted to the emergency department for acute alcoholic intoxication in Germany are recently growing. The emergency setting offers an opportunity to reach at-risk alcohol consuming adolescents and provide brief interventions in a potential “teachable moment”. However, studies on brief interventions targeting adolescents in emergency care are scarce and little is known about their effectiveness when delivered immediately following hospitalization for acute alcohol intoxication. In this protocol we present the HaLT-Hamburg trial evaluating a brief motivational intervention for adolescents treated in the emergency department after an episode of acute alcoholic intoxication. Methods The trial design is a parallel two-arm cluster randomized-controlled trial with follow-up assessment after 3 and 6 months. N = 312 participants aged 17 years and younger will be recruited Fridays to Sundays in 6 pediatric clinics over a period of 30 months. Intervention condition is a manual-based brief motivational intervention with a telephone booster after 6 weeks and a manual-guided intervention for caregivers which will be compared to treatment as usual. Primary outcomes are reduction in binge drinking episodes, quantity of alcohol use on a typical drinking day and alcohol-related problems. Secondary outcome is further treatment seeking. Linear mixed models adjusted for baseline differences will be conducted according to intention-to-treat (ITT) and completers (per-protocol) principles to examine intervention effects. We also examine quantitative and qualitative process data on feasibility, intervention delivery, implementation and receipt from intervention providers, receivers and regular emergency department staff. Discussion The study has a number of strengths. First, a rigorous evaluation of HaLT-Hamburg is timely because variations of the HaLT project are widely used in Germany. Second, prior research has not targeted adolescents in the presumed teachable moment following acute alcohol intoxication. Third, we included a comprehensive process evaluation to raise external validity. Fourth, the study involved important stakeholders from the start to set up organizational structures for implementation and maintaining project impact. Trial registration Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN31234060 (April 30th 2012).
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Donoghue K, Patton R, Phillips T, Deluca P, Drummond C. The effectiveness of electronic screening and brief intervention for reducing levels of alcohol consumption: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Med Internet Res 2014; 16:e142. [PMID: 24892426 PMCID: PMC4060043 DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2013] [Revised: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Electronic screening and brief intervention (eSBI) has been shown to reduce alcohol consumption, but its effectiveness over time has not been subject to meta-analysis. OBJECTIVE The current study aims to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the available literature to determine the effectiveness of eSBI over time in nontreatment-seeking hazardous/harmful drinkers. METHODS A systematic review and meta-analysis of relevant studies identified through searching the electronic databases PsychINFO, Medline, and EMBASE in May 2013. Two members of the study team independently screened studies for inclusion criteria and extracted data. Studies reporting data that could be transformed into grams of ethanol per week were included in the meta-analysis. The mean difference in grams of ethanol per week between eSBI and control groups was weighted using the random-effects method based on the inverse-variance approach to control for differences in sample size between studies. RESULTS There was a statistically significant mean difference in grams of ethanol consumed per week between those receiving an eSBI versus controls at up to 3 months (mean difference -32.74, 95% CI -56.80 to -8.68, z=2.67, P=.01), 3 to less than 6 months (mean difference -17.33, 95% CI -31.82 to -2.84, z=2.34, P=.02), and from 6 months to less than 12 months follow-up (mean difference -14.91, 95% CI -25.56 to -4.26, z=2.74, P=.01). No statistically significant difference was found at a follow-up period of 12 months or greater (mean difference -7.46, 95% CI -25.34 to 10.43, z=0.82, P=.41). CONCLUSIONS A significant reduction in weekly alcohol consumption between intervention and control conditions was demonstrated between 3 months and less than 12 months follow-up indicating eSBI is an effective intervention.
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- Kim Donoghue
- Institute of Psychiatry, Addictions Department, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
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Patton R, Deluca P, Kaner E, Newbury-Birch D, Phillips T, Drummond C. Alcohol screening and brief intervention for adolescents: the how, what and where of reducing alcohol consumption and related harm among young people. Alcohol Alcohol 2014; 49:207-12. [PMID: 24232178 PMCID: PMC3932830 DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agt165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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AIM The aim of the study was to explore the evidence base on alcohol screening and brief intervention for adolescents to determine age appropriate screening tools, effective brief interventions and appropriate locations to undertake these activities. METHODS A review of existing reviews (2003-2013) and a systematic review of recent research not included in earlier reviews. RESULTS The CRAFFT and AUDIT tools are recommended for identification of 'at risk' adolescents. Motivational interventions delivered over one or more sessions and based in health care or educational settings are effective at reducing levels of consumption and alcohol-related harm. CONCLUSION Further research to develop age appropriate screening tools needs to be undertaken. Screening and brief intervention activity should be undertaken in settings where young people are likely to present; further assessment at such venues as paediatric emergency departments, sexual health clinics and youth offending teams should be evaluated. The use of electronic (web/smart-phone based) screening and intervention shows promise and should also be the focus of future research.
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- Robert Patton
- Corresponding author: Addictions Department, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, 4 Windsor Walk, London SE5 8BB, UK
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Wojnar M, Jakubczyk A. Brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption in accident and emergency departments. Front Psychiatry 2014; 5:152. [PMID: 25404920 PMCID: PMC4217327 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The prevalence of alcohol abuse among patients treated in accident and emergency departments (A&E) is considered as substantial. This paper is a narrative review of studies investigating the effectiveness of brief interventions (BI) for hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption in A&E. A&E departments in hospitals (and other health care infrastructures) are commonly the place where serious consequences of alcohol drinking are seen and need to be tackled, supporting the suggested theoretical usefulness of delivering BI in this environment. Available research shows that BI may be considered a valuable technique for dealing with alcohol-related problems. However, it is suggested that the usefulness of BI may depend significantly on the target population to be dealt with. BI have proved to be beneficial for male individuals and those patients who do not abuse other psychoactive substances. In contrast, evidence indicates that BI in A&E settings are not effective at all when dealing with men admitted as a consequence of a violence-related event. In addition, some studies were unable to confirm the effectiveness of BI in female population, in emergency setting. Studies investigating the association between drinking patterns and the effectiveness of BI also present inconsistent results. Most studies assessing the effectiveness of BI in A&E settings only adopted a short perspective (looking at the impact up to a maximum of 12 months after the BI was delivered). When assessing the effects of BI, both the amount of alcohol consumed and expected reductions in alcohol consequences, such as injuries, can be taken into account. Evidence on the implementation of brief intervention in emergency departments remains inconclusive as to whether there are clear benefits. A variety of outcome measures and assessing procedures were used in the different studies, which have investigated this topic.
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- Marcin Wojnar
- Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw , Warsaw , Poland ; Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, MI , USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw , Warsaw , Poland
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