What makes emergency department patients reduce their alcohol consumption? - A computer-based intervention study in Sweden

Trinks, AnnaLinköpings universitet,Socialmedicin och folkhälsovetenskap,Hälsouniversitetet (författare)

Objectives: This study investigates the effectiveness of a computerized emergency department intervention for alcohol consumption and identifies explanation factors associated with reduced alcohol consumption from risk to non-risk drinking. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanMethods: Patients aged 18-69 years registered at the ED triage answered alcohol-related questions on a touch-screen computer. Follow-up data were collected by means of a postal questionnaire that was mailed to the patients 6 months after their ED visit. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanResults: There were four independent explanations for reduced alcohol consumption: being motivated to reduce alcohol consumption at baseline, influenced by just visiting the emergency department, considering the alcohol-related feedback information and impact from a health care provider. 339 patients could be followed up and of these were 97 categorized as risk drinkers at baseline and 45 became non-risk drinker 6 month later. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanConclusions: Being motivated to reduce alcohol consumption at baseline, influenced by just visiting the emergency department, considering the alcohol-related feedback information and impact from a health care provider were predictors for change from risk to non-risk drinking 6 months later.

Festin, KarinLinköpings universitet,Socialmedicin och folkhälsovetenskap,Hälsouniversitetet(Swepub:liu)karbo19 (författare)
Bendtsen, PrebenÖstergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Socialmedicin och folkhälsovetenskap,Hälsouniversitetet,Akutkliniken,Medicinska specialistkliniken(Swepub:liu)prebe15 (författare)
Nilsen, PerLinköpings universitet,Socialmedicin och folkhälsovetenskap,Hälsouniversitetet,Avdelningen för hälso- och sjukvårdsanalys(Swepub:liu)perni31 (författare)
Linköpings universitetSocialmedicin och folkhälsovetenskap (creator_code:org_t)

Av författaren/redakt...: Trinks, Anna; Festin, Karin; Bendtsen, Preben; Nilsen, Per

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