Referral to treatment for hospitalized medical patients with an alcohol use disorder: A proof-of-concept brief intervention study. Soc Work Health Care 2017;56(5):321-334
Date
03/23/2017Pubmed ID
28323548DOI
10.1080/00981389.2017.1299073Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85015797303 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 5 CitationsAbstract
Substance misuse intervention in healthcare settings is becoming a US national priority, especially in the dissemination and implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). Yet, the referral to treatment component of SBIRT is understudied. This proof-of-concept investigation tested an enhanced coordinated hospital-community two session brief intervention designed to facilitate the referral to treatment of hospitalized medical patients with an alcohol use disorder. Participants (N = 9) attended the second session of the brief intervention held in the community in most cases (56%), while one out of three (33%) received some level of post-brief intervention alcohol and/or other drug treatment. Alcohol use and alcohol-related problems also statistically improved. Based, in part, on the results plus the widespread dissemination of SBIRT, next step investigations of brief interventions to help bridge hospitalized medical patients in need to community substance abuse treatment are warranted.
Author List
Berger L, Hernandez-Meier J, Hyatt J, Brondino MAuthor
Jennifer Lynn Hernandez-Meier PhD Assistant Professor in the Emergency Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Alcohol-Related DisordersComorbidity
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hospitals, Urban
Humans
Inpatients
Interinstitutional Relations
Male
Mass Screening
Middle Aged
Proof of Concept Study
Referral and Consultation
Statistics, Nonparametric
Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
United States
