@article{ref1,
title="Effect of a motivational interviewing-based brief intervention on alcohol use behavior in Korean internal medicine settings",
journal="Journal of Korean medical science",
year="2023",
author="Jo, Sun-Jin and Lee, Hae Kook and Lee, Soo-Bi and Cho, Sung Hee and Lee, Sang Kyu",
volume="38",
number="25",
pages="e192-e192",
abstract="A motivational interviewing (MI)-based brief intervention was performed with high-risk drinking outpatients screened at internal medicine settings in Korea after the doctor advised them to reduce alcohol consumption. Participants were assigned to a MI group or a control group where they received a brochure with information on the harm of high-risk drinking and tips on managing drinking habits. Four-week follow-up results showed that Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Concise (AUDIT-C) scores decreased in the MI group and the control group compared to baseline scores. The difference between groups was not significant; however, group by time interaction was significant between the two groups: the slope of decreasing AUDIT-C scores over time was greater in the intervention group than in the control group (P = 0.042). The findings suggest that short comments received from doctors might be a key component in performing brief interventions for high-risk drinking management in Korean clinical settings. Trial Registration: Clinical Research Information Service Identifier: KCT0002719.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1011-8934",
doi="10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e192",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e192"
}