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Effectiveness of a nurse-led alcohol liaison service in a secondary care medical unit
Ryder, SD; Aithal, GP; Holmes, M; Burrows, M; Wright, NR, Clinical Medicine, Oct 2010Description:
This article examines if the provision of specialised alcohol services can reduce alcohol intake in an acute hospital setting. Nottingham hospitals initiated such a service in 2002-3 based around two nurse specialists. This service assessed 3,632 patients over five years and has seen a reduction in hospital admissions, violent incidents against staff and primary care attendances.
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Alcohol Screening in the Emergency Department 
Cherpitel C; Annals of Emergency Medicine, Volume 26, Issue 2, August 1995, p158-166.Description:
To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of several alcohol screening instruments(CAGE, brief MAST, AUDIT, TWEAK, History of Trauma Scale) and other measures.
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Intervention by an alcohol health worker in an accident and emergency department.
Wright S, Moran L, Meyrick M, O'Connor R and Touquet R; Alcohol and Alcoholism Vol33, No. 6, 1998 No. 6pp. 651-656.Description:
Evaluates the effect of brief intervention by an alcohol health worker on alcohol consumption by 202 alcohol misusing patients.
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Problems encountered with opportunistic screening for alcohol-related problems in patients attending an Accident and Emergency department.
Brooker C, Peters J ,McCabe C, Short N: Addiction April 1998. Vol. 93, Issue 4,pp. 589-594.Description:
Assesses the value of opportunistic screening in Accident and Emergency (AE) for patients with alcohol-related problems and provision of an intervention.
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The views of nurses to the conduct of a randomised controlled trial of problem drinkers in an accident and emergency department.
Brooker C, Peters J ,McCabe C, Short N; International Journal of Nursing Studies, February 1999 Vol 36/1(33-9) 0020-7489.Description:
The Trent Regional Health Authority funded a study in 1995 to train nurses in an accident and emergency (A&E) department to screen all adult attendees for alcohol problems with a view to identifying a sample of problem drinkers to participate in a randomised controlled trial (RCT).
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Brief physician advice for alcohol problems in older adults: a randomized community-based trial.
Fleming MF, Manwell LB, Barry KL, Adams W, Stauffacher EA. Journal of Family Practice 1999 May; 48(5): 378-84Description:
Alcohol use in older adults is common. It is associated with depression, hypertension, diabetes, drug interactions, accidents and increased rates of emergency department visits and hospitalizations. A controlled clinical trial (Project GOAL--Guiding Older Adult Lifestyles) tested the efficacy of brief physician advice in reducing the alcohol use and use of health care services of older adult problem drinkers.
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Benefit-cost analysis of brief physician advice with problem drinkers in primary care settings.
Fleming MF, Mundt MP, French MT, Manwell LB, Stauffacher EA, Barry KL.; Medical Care; 2000 January; 38 (1): 7-18Description:
Few studies have estimated the economic costs and benefits of brief physician advice in managed care settings. Conducts a benefit-cost analysis of brief physician advice regarding problem drinking.
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Comparing two different methods of identifying alcohol related problems in the emergency department: a real chance to intervene?
Hadida et al.; Emergency Medicine Journal, 2001 18: 112-115.Description:
Examines the feasibility of screening foralcohol problems in a representative flow sample of patientsattending a busy UK emergency department.
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The Fast Alcohol Screening Test
Hodgson R, Alwyn T, John B, and Smith A: Alcohol and Alcoholism Vol.37, No1, 2002, pp61-66.Description:
Using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) as the gold standard, The Fast Alcohol Screening Test (FAST) was developed for use in busy medical settings.
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Preventive Care in the Emergency Department: Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Problems in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review.
D'Onofrio G, Degutis Dr L C; Academic Emergency Medicine Volume 9 Issue 6, June 2002 p627-638Description:
Systematically reviews the medical literature in order to determine the strength of the recommendation for screening and brief intervention (SBI) for alcohol-related problems in the emergency department (ED) setting.
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Interventions for preventing injuries in problem drinkers.
Dinah-Zarr, A Goss C, Heitman E, Roberts I, DiGuiseppi C.; The Cochrane Library Systamatic Reviews, 2004;(3): CD001857.Description:
In the US, half of the estimated 100,000 deaths attributed to alcohol each year are due to intentional and unintentional injuries. The identification of effective interventions for the reduction of unintentional and intentional injuries due to problem drinking is, therefore, an important public health goal.
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The Paddington Alcohol Test: A Short Report
Patton R, Hilton C, Crawford MJ and Touquet R; Alcohol & Alcoholism Vol. 39, No. 3, 2004 pp. 266-268, 2004.Description:
The Paddington Alcohol Test, designed to screen for alcoholrelated problems amongst those attending Accident and EmergencyDepartments, is presented in a slightly modified form.Its scoring of units is rapid andspecific to the UK. PAT is recommended for use in UK Accidentand Emergency Departments.
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The emergency care setting for screening and intervention for alcohol use problems among injured and high-risk drivers: a review.
Dill PL, Wells-Parker E, Soderstrom CA; Traffic Injury Prevention, Volume 5, Issue 3 September 2004, p 278 - 291Description:
Recently physicians have expressed interest in exploring screening and intervention for alcohol use problems in these venues as a means of improving clinical care. This article reviews the literature that has examined screening and brief interventions in acute care settings to reduce future alcohol consumption and alcohol-related injury.
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Screening and referral for brief intervention of alcohol-misusing patients in an emergency department: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.
Crawford MJ, Patton R, Touquet R, Drummond C, Byford S, Barrett B, Reece B, Brown A, Henry JA; Lancet 2004 October 9-15;364(9442):1334-9.Description:
Investigates the effect of screening and referral of patients found to be misusing alcohol while attending an emergency department.
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Teaching brief intervention for alcohol problems to emergency practitioners: Development, implementation, and testing of a model
D'Onofrio G, Pantalon M, Degutis L, Fiellin D; Annals of Emergency Medicine Volume 44, Issue 4, October 2004, Supplement, pS78.Description:
As part of a National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)-funded project to evaluate the efficacy of a brief intervention, the brief negotiation interview (BNI) was developed for harmful and hazardous drinkers presenting to the emergency department (ED).
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Differences in emergency physician and nursing tobacco and alcohol screening patterns.
Greenberg M, Love J, Li G.M, Sierzega, C, Buckenmyer, M, Brice, M. Weinstock;Annals of Emergency Medicine Volume 44, Issue 4, October 2004, Supplement, pS50.Description:
Describes emergency department (ED) nursing and physician staff tobacco and alcohol screening behaviours before educational program implementation.
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The Impact of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment on Emergency Department Patients' Alcohol Use
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine annual meeting, May 2005, New York, NY; Annals of Emergency Medicine Volume 50, Issue 6, Pages 699-710Description:
Determines the impact of a screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment (SBIRT) program in reducing alcohol consumption among emergency department (ED) patients.
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Emergency Department Brief Motivational Interventions for Alcohol With Motor Vehicle Crash Patients
Mello M. Nirenberg, T, Longabaugh R Woolard R Minugh A, Becker B, Baird J, Stein L; Annals of Emergency Medicine Volume 45, Issue 6, June 2005, p620Description:
This study compares the effect of a brief motivational intervention for alcohol plus a booster given to emergency department (ED) patients with sub-critical injuries from a motor vehicle crash with the effect of brief motivational intervention for alcohol plus a booster in patients treated for non-motor vehicle crash-related injuries.
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Evaluation of a Brief Intervention in an Inner-City Emergency Department
Bazargan-Hejazi S Bing E, Bazargan M Der-Martirosian C Hardin E, Bernstein J, Bernstein E; Annals of Emergency Medicine Volume 46, Issue 1, July 2005, p67-76.Description:
This study tests the effect of a brief intervention with emergency department (ED) patients to reduce at-risk drinking.
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A&E Units cuts future workload through brief alcohol interventions.
Crawford MJ et al; Drug & Alcohol Findings, 2005 p1.Description:
The latest in a series of studies at a London emergency unit recorded drinking reductions and fewer return visits after referring heavy drinkers for brief alcohol counseling.
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Brief intervention in alcohol-positive traffic casualties: is it worth the effort?
Dauer AR, Rubio ES, Coris ME, Valls JM; Alcohol and Alcoholism; 2006 Jan-Feb; 41(1): 76-83.Description:
Tests the effectiveness of a brief motivational intervention (BI) compared with a minimal intervention (MI) for reducing alcohol consumption in adult, alcohol-positive traffic casualties.
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The efficacy of two brief intervention strategies among injured, at-risk drinkers in the emergency department: impact of tailored messaging and brief advice.
Blow FC, Barry KL, Walton MA, Maio RF, Chermack ST, Bingham CR, Ignacio RV, Strecher VJ.; Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs; 2006 July; 67(4): 568-78.Description:
Uses a randomised controlled trial design to compare the effectiveness of four interventions at reducing alcohol consumption, consequences, and heavy episodic drinking among injured, at-risk drinkers in the emergency department (ED).
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Effectiveness of brief interventions after alcohol-related vehicular injury: A randomized controlled trial.
Sommers MS, Dyehouse JM, Howe SR, Fleming M, Fargo JD, Schafer JC.; Journal of Trauma; 2006 September; 61(3): 523-31; discussion 532-3.Description:
Tests the effectiveness of hospital-based brief intervention strategies to reduce alcohol consumption and other health-related outcomes in the year after an alcohol-related vehicular injury.
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Project Integrate: Translating Screening and Brief Interventions for Alcohol to a Community Emergency Department
Mello M.J, Smith J, Baird J, Nirenberg T, Dinwoodie R.; Annals of Emergency Medicine, Volume 50, Issue 3, Supplement 1, September 2007,p S101.Payment:
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DIAL: a telephone brief intervention for high-risk alcohol use with injured emergency department patients
Mello MJ, Longabaugh R, Baird J, Nirenberg T, Woolard R; Annals of Emergency Medicine; 2008 June; 51(6):755-64.Description:
Reports on 3-month outcome data of a randomised controlled trial of injured patients, using a novel model of telephone-delivered brief interventions after ED discharge.
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