@article{ref1,
title="Randomized controlled trial of mailed personalized feedback for risky drinkers in the emergency department: the impact on alcohol consumption, alcohol-related injuries, and repeat emergency department presentations",
journal="Alcoholism: clinical and experimental research",
year="2015",
author="Havard, Alys and Shakeshaft, Anthony P. and Conigrave, Katherine M.",
volume="39",
number="7",
pages="1260-1266",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Due to the difficulty encountered in disseminating resource-intensive emergency department (ED)-based brief alcohol interventions into real-world settings, this study evaluated the effect of a mailed personalized feedback intervention for problem drinking ED patients. At 6-week follow-up, this intervention was associated with a statistically significant reduction in alcohol consumption among patients with alcohol-involved ED presentations. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of this intervention over time. <br><br>METHODS: A randomized controlled trial was conducted among problem drinking ED patients, defined as those scoring 8 or more on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Participants in the intervention group received mailed personalized feedback regarding their alcohol consumption. The control group received no feedback. Follow-up interviews were conducted over the phone, postal survey, or email survey 6 weeks and 6 months after baseline screening, and repeat ED presentations over 12-month follow-up were ascertained via linked ED records. <br><br>RESULTS: Six-month follow-up interviews were completed with 210 participants (69%), and linked ED records were obtained for 286 participants (94%). The intervention had no effect on alcohol consumption, while findings regarding alcohol-related injuries and repeat ED presentations remain inconclusive. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Further research in which the receipt of feedback is improved and a booster intervention is provided is recommended.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-6008",
doi="10.1111/acer.12760",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acer.12760"
}