TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Severity of Baseline Alcohol Use as a Moderator of Brief Interventions in the Emergency Department
JO  - Alcohol and alcoholism
A1  - Blow, Frederic C.
A1  - Ilgen, Mark A.
A1  - Walton, Maureen A. L.
A1  - Czyz, Ewa K.
A1  - McCammon, Ryan
A1  - Chermack, Stephen T.
A1  - Cunningham, Rebecca M.
A1  - Barry, Kristen L.
SP  - 486
EP  - 490
VL  - 44
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0735-0414
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agp031
ID  - ref1
ER  -