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SIPS
Added on
10/06/2008
Updated on
02/03/2011
IBA Research Latest
The SIPS research is currently being peer reviewed and awaiting final publication.
The findings from SIPS are in line with other studies and confirm the value of IBA. Identification appears to be key. Using an objective screening tool that points out to the individual that THEY are drinking too much (not the world, not everyone, THEM) seems to be key in getting people to open their eyes and take in the advice.
"Less is More" - Brief advice, supported by written information to back
it up, is as effective - in most situations - than longer lifestyle
counselling sessions of 20+ minutes.
Universal screening is more effective in identifying the wide range of drinkers who could benefit from brief intervention than targeted screening in Primary Health Care settings.
The SIPS Team is working on a brief summary document of the findings. This will be available in the coming months and made available for circulation on this website. (DH, March 2011)
Preliminary SIPS Findings
- SIPS Preliminary Findings INEBRIA 09
The SIPS team presented some preliminary findings at the 6th Annual Conference of INEBRIA which took place at the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK on 7th-9th October, 2009. The presentations...
Background to SIPS
The SIPS Programme to examine brief intervention initiatives to tackle alcohol problems is a major Department of Health funded research programme led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College.
"this will be the largest alcohol treatment research project ever conducted in the UK. This programme aims to find the best method of helping those people whose lives and health are affected by alcohol. Together with our partners, Universities of Newcastle, York, Imperial College and the national non-statutory agency on alcohol misuse, Alcohol Concern, we aim to be able to recommend to the government the most cost effective method of helping people who are drinking in a harmful way, in health and criminal justice settings." Chief Investigator, Professor Colin Drummond of St George's, University of London. Oct 2006.
The SIPS programme is evaluating alcohol screening and brief intervention (ASBI) in three different settings, namely primary care, A&E departments, and criminal justice (probation). It aims to identify the most effective and cost effective way of implementing ASBI in each setting by comparing different screening approaches (targeted vs. universal), screening tools, and brief interventions through a cluster randomised and nested factorial design. The three trials are similar in the design and tools used.