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Chabert J, Lambert C, Cabé J, Cherpitel CJ, Rolland B, Moustafa F, Lesage P, Ragonnet D, Geneste J, Poulet E, Dematteis M, Naassila M, Chalmeton M, Llorca PM, Pereira B, De Chazeron I, Brousse G. Could reasons for admission help to screen unhealthy alcohol use in emergency departments? A multicenter French study. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1271076. [PMID: 38098633 PMCID: PMC10719849 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1271076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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Background Many patients admitted to general emergency departments (EDs) have a pattern of drinking that could lead to future alcohol-related complications. However, it is often difficult to screen these patients in the context of emergency. The aim of this study is to analyze whether reasons for admission could help to screen patients who have an unhealthy alcohol use. Method Patients were recruited among six public hospital ED in France, between 2012 and 2014. During a one-month period in each hospital, anonymous questionnaires including sociodemographic questions, AUDIT-C and RAPS4-QF were administered to each patients visiting the ED. The reason for admission of each patient was noted at the end of their questionnaire by the ED practitioner. Results Ten thousand Four hundred twenty-one patients were included in the analysis. Patients who came to the ED for injuries and mental disorders were more likely to report unhealthy alcohol use than non-harmful use or no use. Among male patients under 65 years old admitted to the ED for a mental disorder, 24.2% drank more than four drinks (40 g ethanol) in typical day at least four time a week in the last 12 months. Among these patients, 79.7% reported daily or almost daily heavy episodic drinking (HED, 60 g ethanol), and all were positive on the RAPS4-QF. Conclusion This study highlights that unhealthy alcohol use is frequent among ED patients and particularly among those who come for injuries or mental disorders. Men under 65 years old with a mental disorder require special attention because of their increased prevalence of daily or almost daily HED.
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- Jonathan Chabert
- Service de Psychiatrie Adulte et d’Addictologie, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, CNRS, Université Clermont-Auvergne, Institut Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Unité de Biostatistiques, DRCI, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service de Psychiatrie Adulte et d’Addictologie, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, CNRS, Université Clermont-Auvergne, Institut Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service Universitaire d'Addictologie de Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier, Hospices Civils de Lyon et Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UNH, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Métropole Savoie, Service des Urgences, Chambéry, France
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- Service Universitaire d’Addictologie de Lyon, Groupement Hospitalier Centre, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Service de Psychiatrie Adulte et d’Addictologie, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, CNRS, Université Clermont-Auvergne, Institut Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Psychiatrie des Urgences - Groupement Hospitalier Edouard Herriot, EA 4615 « SIPAD », Université Lyon 1 - CH Le Vinatier, Lyon, France
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- Service Universitaire de Pharmaco-Addictologie, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- INSERM UMRS1247-GRAP, Université Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
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- Service de Psychiatrie Adulte et d’Addictologie, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, CNRS, Université Clermont-Auvergne, Institut Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service de Psychiatrie Adulte et d’Addictologie, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, CNRS, Université Clermont-Auvergne, Institut Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Unité de Biostatistiques, DRCI, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service de Psychiatrie Adulte et d’Addictologie, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, CNRS, Université Clermont-Auvergne, Institut Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service de Psychiatrie Adulte et d’Addictologie, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, CNRS, Université Clermont-Auvergne, Institut Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Transactional Sex and HIV Risk among Adolescent School Girls in Ethiopia: Mixed Method Study. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 2019:4523475. [PMID: 31346517 PMCID: PMC6620836 DOI: 10.1155/2019/4523475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background Young people in Sub-Saharan Africa are affected by HIV pandemic to a greater extent than elsewhere. Transactional sex among adolescent school girls with older men commonly called "sugar daddies" is one of the major factors fueling the spread of the infection due to the extended sexual network. Thus, this study aimed to assess the magnitude and factors associated with transactional sex among adolescent girls and "sugar daddies" in relation to HIV/AIDS. Methods Mixed method cross-sectional study was done among 620 female students in Hawassa town, South Ethiopia, from September 2010 to May 2011. A structured questionnaire and in-depth interview check list were used to collect the quantitative and qualitative data, respectively. Survey participants were selected randomly from five preparatory schools whereas ten in-depth interview participants were recruited by a snowball sampling technique from the same schools. Data were entered using Epi-Info and analyzed by SPSS. A descriptive statistics followed by multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors associated with transactional sex with "sugar daddy". Both crude and adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence interval were reported. We used OpenCode software for coding and categorizing the in-depth interviews and quotes that represent the informants opinion were used to support the quantitative findings. Results A substantial number of female students, 71(11.5%), reported to have had transactional sex with older men. Most of the respondents who dated "sugar daddies" (93%) had multiple sexual partners concurrently and sequentially, and among them, only 22.7% had consistent condom use. Girls who were in older age group [OR (CI) 6.87 (3.48-13.58)], who had lost both parents [OR (CI) 2.99 (1.14-7.84)], had perceived less economic status [OR: 25.41; 95% CI: 7.80-82.76] and engaged in substance abuse [OR (CO) 5.8 (2.1-15.77)] had higher odds of practicing transactional sex with "sugar daddies". In-depth interviewed participants also revealed that they were involved in transactional sex for monetary while having concurrent and subsequent sexual network with their schoolmates and other young partners. Conclusion Transactional sex among female students was high, and the sexual network they had with the young men put young people in the network at risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Therefore, HIV prevention programs shall focus on transactional sex among adolescent school girls to halt transmission of HIV among the generation.
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Paulus DJ, Jardin C, Bakhshaie J, Sharp C, Woods SP, Lemaire C, Leonard A, Neighbors C, Brandt CP, Zvolensky MJ. Anxiety sensitivity and hazardous drinking among persons living with HIV/AIDS: An examination of the role of emotion dysregulation. Addict Behav 2016; 63:141-8. [PMID: 27497249 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Revised: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hazardous drinking is prevalent among persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Anxiety sensitivity is a vulnerability factor that is highly associated with hazardous drinking among seronegatives, but has yet to be tested in PLWHA. Additionally, there is a need to examine potential mechanisms underlying associations of anxiety sensitivity and hazardous drinking. Emotion dysregulation is one potential construct that may explain the association between anxiety sensitivity and hazardous drinking. The current study examined emotion dysregulation as a potential explanatory variable between anxiety sensitivity and four, clinically significant alcohol-related outcomes among PLWHA: hazardous drinking, symptoms of alcohol dependence, number of days consuming alcohol within the past month, and degree of past heavy episodic drinking. The sample included 126 PLWHA (Mage=48.3; SD=7.5; 65.9% male). Results indicated significant indirect effects of anxiety sensitivity via emotion dysregulation in all models. Indirect effects (κ(2)) were of medium effect size. Alternative models were run reversing the predictor with mediator and, separately, reversing the mediator with the proposed outcome(s); alternative models yielded non-significant indirect effects in all but one case. Together, the current results indicate that anxiety sensitivity is associated emotion dysregulation, which, in turn, is associated with hazardous drinking outcomes. Overall, these findings may provide initial empirical evidence that emotion dysregulation may be a clinical intervention target for hazardous drinking.
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- Daniel J Paulus
- University of Houston, Department of Psychology, Houston, TX, United States.
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- University of Houston, Department of Psychology, Houston, TX, United States
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- University of Houston, Department of Psychology, Houston, TX, United States
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- University of Houston, Department of Psychology, Houston, TX, United States
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- University of Houston, Department of Psychology, Houston, TX, United States
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- Legacy Community Health, Houston, TX, United States
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- Legacy Community Health, Houston, TX, United States
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- University of Houston, Department of Psychology, Houston, TX, United States
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- University of Houston, Department of Psychology, Houston, TX, United States
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- University of Houston, Department of Psychology, Houston, TX, United States; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Behavioral Science, Houston, TX, United States.
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Nam S, Whittemore R, Jeon S, Davey‐Rothwell MA, Latkin C. High Blood Pressure and Related Factors Among Individuals at High Risk for HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infections. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2016; 18:572-80. [PMID: 26514661 PMCID: PMC4851924 DOI: 10.1111/jch.12714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2015] [Revised: 08/10/2015] [Accepted: 08/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Data from a social network-based human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention study with a total of 330 men and women at high risk for HIV/STIs were used to examine the relationships between substance use, depressive symptoms, general health, cardiovascular disease risk factors, sociodemographic characteristics, and systolic/diastolic blood pressure (SBP/DBP). Approximately 60% of the participants had prehypertension to stage 2 hypertension. In the base model, older patients (P<.0001), men (P=.003), and patients with poorer self-reported health (P=.029) were significantly associated with high SBP, whereas older age (P<.001) and higher body mass index (P<.001) were significantly associated with higher DBP. After adjusting for the base model, high frequency of alcohol drinking and high frequency of binge drinking remained significant for high SBP and DBP. These data suggest that future cardiovascular disease programs should target moderate alcohol consumption to improve blood pressure among individuals at high risk for HIV/STIs.
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- Soohyun Nam
- Division of Primary CareYale School of NursingOrangeCT
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- Division of Acute Care/Health SystemsYale School of NursingOrangeCT
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- Department of Health, Behavior and SocietyJohns Hopkins School of Public HealthBaltimoreMD
- Department of EpidemiologyJohns Hopkins School of Public HealthBaltimoreMD
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Merchant RC, DeLong AK, Liu T, Baird JR. Factors Influencing Uptake of Rapid HIV and Hepatitis C Screening Among Drug Misusing Adult Emergency Department Patients: Implications for Future HIV/HCV Screening Interventions. AIDS Behav 2015; 19:2025-35. [PMID: 26036465 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1103-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In this randomized, controlled trial among 957 English- or Spanish-speaking drug misusing adult emergency department (ED) patients, we determined if a tailored brief intervention (BI) increased uptake of rapid HIV/HCV screening, and identified factors associated with greater screening uptake. Rapid HIV/HCV screening uptake was greater in the control than the BI arm (45 vs. 38 %; p < 0.04). Screening uptake depended on elapsed study time and which research staff member offered testing. In the control arm, uptake was lowest for those spending <30 or ≥90 min in the study. In the BI arm, screening uptake generally increased over time. Tailored BI content specifically addressing participant HIV/HCV knowledge, HIV/HCV risk behaviors, or need for HIV/HCV screening was not associated with greater screening uptake. These study findings suggested factors that should be considered when designing future ED-based screening initiatives, such as elapsed study time, who offers testing, and the content of interventions.
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- Roland C Merchant
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, Claverick Building, Providence, RI, 02903, USA.
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
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- Center for Statistical Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Center for Statistical Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, Claverick Building, Providence, RI, 02903, USA
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Mastroleo NR, Operario D, Barnett NP, Colby SM, Kahler CW, Monti PM. Prevalence of Heavy Drinking and Risky Sexual Behaviors in Adult Emergency Department Patients. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2015; 39:1997-2002. [PMID: 26332359 DOI: 10.1111/acer.12842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND The study aim was to assess the prevalence and co-occurrence of alcohol and sexual risk behaviors among emergency department (ED) patients in community hospitals. METHODS Systematic screening of ED patients (N = 6,486; 56.5% female) was conducted in 2 community hospitals in the northeast during times with high patient volume, generally between the hours of 10 AM to 8 PM, Monday through Saturday. Screening occurred from May 2011 through November 2013. Assessment included validated measures of alcohol use and sexual risk behavior. RESULTS Overall results identified high rates of alcohol use, sexual risk behaviors, and their co-occurrence in this sample of ED patients. Specifically, ED patients in between the ages of 18 and 35 were consistently highest in hazardous alcohol use (positive on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test or endorsing heavy episodic drinking [HED]), sexual risk behaviors, and the co-occurrence of alcohol and sex-risk behaviors. CONCLUSIONS Findings show a high co-occurrence of hazardous drinking and unprotected sex among ED patients and highlight the role of HED as a factor associated with sexual risk behavior. Efforts to integrate universal screening for the co-occurrence of alcohol and sexual risk behavior in ED settings are warranted; brief interventions delivered to ED patients addressing the co-occurrence of alcohol and sexual risk behaviors have the potential to decrease the risk of sexually transmitted infections and HIV among a large number of patients.
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- Nadine R Mastroleo
- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island.,Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island.,Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island.,Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island.,Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island.,Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island.,Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island
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Attitudes and Training Needs of New England HIV Care and Addiction Treatment Providers: Opportunities for Better Integration of HIV and Alcohol Treatment Services. ADDICTIVE DISORDERS & THEIR TREATMENT 2015; 14:16-28. [PMID: 25745365 DOI: 10.1097/adt.0000000000000040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Unhealthy alcohol use is common among HIV-infected patients and contributes to co-morbidities, cognitive decline, unprotected sex, and poor medication adherence. Studies consistently show missed opportunities to address unhealthy alcohol use as part of care. Although treatment of other drug use has been integrated into HIV care in some settings, more information is needed regarding provider attitudes regarding the need for integration of alcohol treatment and HIV care. METHODS We surveyed 119 HIV and 159 addiction providers regarding the following domains: existing knowledge, desire for new knowledge (with subdomains relative advantage, compatibility, and complexity of integrating knowledge), and individual and program development needs. Scale scores for each domain were correlated with demographics to identify factors associated with training need. RESULTS Both HIV and addiction providers reported agreement with statements of existing knowledge and the need for additional skills. The priority attributed to training, however, was low for both groups. Knowledge and perceived prevalence of HIV and unhealthy alcohol use increased with years of experience. Perceived prevalence correlated with compatibility but not the relative advantage of training. CONCLUSIONS Though addressing alcohol use and HIV was acknowledged to be important, the priority of this was low, particularly early career providers. These providers may be important targets for training focusing on motivating coordination of care and skills related to assessment and counseling.
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Merchant RC, Baird JR, Liu T, Taylor LE, Montague BT, Nirenberg TD. Brief intervention to increase emergency department uptake of combined rapid human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C screening among a drug misusing population. Acad Emerg Med 2014; 21:752-67. [PMID: 25125271 PMCID: PMC4135533 DOI: 10.1111/acem.12419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Revised: 02/22/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES In this study, Increasing Viral Testing in the Emergency Department (InVITED), the authors investigated if a brief intervention about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) risk-taking behaviors and drug use and misuse in addition to a self-administered risk assessment, compared to a self-administered risk assessment alone, increased uptake of combined screening for HIV and HCV, self-perception of HIV/HCV risk, and impacted beliefs and opinions on HIV/HCV screening. METHODS InVITED was a randomized, controlled trial conducted at two urban emergency departments (EDs) from February 2011 to March 2012. ED patients who self-reported drug use within the past 3 months were invited to enroll. Drug misuse severity and need for a brief or more intensive intervention was assessed using the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST). Participants were randomly assigned to one of two study arms: a self-administered HIV/HCV risk assessment alone (control arm) or the assessment plus a brief intervention about their drug misuse and screening for HIV/HCV (intervention arm). Beliefs on the value of combined HIV/HCV screening, self-perception of HIV/HCV risk, and opinions on HIV/HCV screening in the ED were measured in both study arms before the HIV/HCV risk assessment (pre), after the assessment in the control arm, and after the brief intervention in the intervention arm (post). Participants in both study arms were offered free combined rapid HIV/HCV screening. Uptake of screening was compared by study arm. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to evaluate factors related to uptake of screening. RESULTS Of the 395 participants in the study, the median age was 28 years (interquartile range [IQR] = 23 to 38 years), 44.8% were female, 82.3% had ever been tested for HIV, and 67.3% had ever been tested for HCV. Uptake of combined rapid HIV/HCV screening was nearly identical by study arm (64.5% vs. 65.2%; Δ = -0.7%; 95% confidence interval [CI] = -10.1% to 8.7%). Of the 256 screened, none had reactive HIV antibody tests, but seven (2.7%) had reactive HCV antibody tests. Multivariable logistic regression analysis results indicated that uptake of screening was not related to study arm assignment, total ASSIST drug scores, need for an intervention for drug misuse, or HIV/HCV sexual risk assessment scores. However, uptake of screening was greater among participants who indicated placing a higher value on combined rapid HIV/HCV screening for themselves and all ED patients and those with higher levels of perceived HIV/HCV risk. Uptake of combined rapid HIV/HCV screening was not related to changes in beliefs regarding the value of combined HIV/HCV screening or self-perceived HIV/HCV risk (post- vs. pre-risk assessment with or without a brief intervention). Opinions regarding the ED as a venue for combined rapid HIV/HCV screening were not related to uptake of screening. CONCLUSIONS Uptake of combined rapid HIV/HCV screening is high and considered valuable among drug using and misusing ED patients with little concern about the ED as a screening venue. The brief intervention investigated in this study does not appear to change beliefs regarding screening, self-perceived risk, or uptake of screening for HIV/HCV in this population. Initial beliefs regarding the value of screening and self-perceived risk for these infections predict uptake of screening.
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- Roland C Merchant
- The Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI; The Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI
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