@article{ref1,
title="Severity of Baseline Alcohol Use as a Moderator of Brief Interventions in the Emergency Department",
journal="Alcohol and alcoholism",
year="2009",
author="Blow, Frederic C. and Ilgen, Mark A. and Walton, Maureen A. L. and Czyz, Ewa K. and McCammon, Ryan and Chermack, Stephen T. and Cunningham, Rebecca M. and Barry, Kristen L.",
volume="44",
number="5",
pages="486-490",
abstract="AIMS: This study examines whether the severity of baseline alcohol consumption/consequences moderates the effect of an alcohol brief intervention (BI) in the emergency department (ED). METHODS: Injured patients (N = 494) were recruited from an ED, randomly assigned to receive brief advice or not and completed a 12-month follow-up interview. RESULTS: A significant interaction was found between severity of baseline alcohol consumption (i.e. average weekly, binge drinking) and receipt of a BI on alcohol consumption at 12 months. The form of this interaction indicates that the BI group tended to report lower alcohol consumption at follow-up than the untreated group especially in those who had reported high baseline consumption. Severity of alcohol consequences at baseline did not significantly impact the effect of the BI on 12-month outcomes. CONCLUSION: ED patients with higher alcohol consumption benefit from BI. In some cases, the BI's effects may be enhanced for patients who are heavier drinkers, perhaps due to a greater opportunity to develop a discrepancy between current behavior and future goals.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0735-0414",
doi="10.1093/alcalc/agp031",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agp031"
}