TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Effect of a motivational interviewing-based brief intervention on alcohol use behavior in Korean internal medicine settings
JO  - Journal of Korean medical science
A1  - Jo, Sun-Jin
A1  - Lee, Hae Kook
A1  - Lee, Soo-Bi
A1  - Cho, Sung Hee
A1  - Lee, Sang Kyu
SP  - e192
EP  - e192
VL  - 38
IS  - 25
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1011-8934
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e192
ID  - ref1
ER  -