Effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions in primary care populations

EFS Kaner, FR Beyer, C Muirhead… - Cochrane database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Excessive drinking is a significant cause of mortality, morbidity and social
problems in many countries. Brief interventions aim to reduce alcohol consumption and …

Screening and behavioral counseling interventions to reduce unhealthy alcohol use in adolescents and adults: updated evidence report and systematic review for the …

EA O'Connor, LA Perdue, CA Senger, M Rushkin… - Jama, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Unhealthy alcohol use is common, increasing, and a leading cause of premature
mortality. Objective To review literature on the effectiveness and harms of screening and …

Prevalence, correlates, disability, and comorbidity of DSM-IV alcohol abuse and dependence in the United States: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on …

DS Hasin, FS Stinson, E Ogburn… - Archives of general …, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
Context Epidemiologic information is important to inform etiological research and service
delivery planning. However, current information on the epidemiology of alcohol use …

Behavioral counseling after screening for alcohol misuse in primary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the US Preventive Services Task Force

DE Jonas, JC Garbutt, HR Amick, JM Brown… - Annals of internal …, 2012 - acpjournals.org
Background: Alcohol misuse, which includes the full spectrum from risky drinking to alcohol
dependence, is a leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Purpose: To …

Screening and behavioral counseling interventions in primary care to reduce alcohol misuse: US preventive services task force recommendation statement

VA Moyer - Annals of internal medicine, 2013 - acpjournals.org
Description: Update of the 2004 US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
recommendation statement on screening and behavioral counseling interventions in primary …

The effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions in primary care settings: a systematic review

EFS Kaner, HO Dickinson, F Beyer… - Drug and alcohol …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Issues. Numerous studies have reported that brief interventions delivered in primary care
are effective in reducing excessive drinking. However, much of this work has been criticised …

Associations between displayed alcohol references on Facebook and problem drinking among college students

MA Moreno, DA Christakis, KG Egan… - … of pediatrics & …, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To examine the associations between displayed alcohol use and
intoxication/problem drinking (I/PD) references on Facebook and self-reported problem …

How effective are brief interventions in reducing alcohol consumption: do the setting, practitioner group and content matter? Findings from a systematic review and …

L Platt, GJ Melendez-Torres, A O'Donnell, J Bradley… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background While the efficacy and effectiveness of brief interventions for alcohol (ABI) have
been demonstrated in primary care, there is weaker evidence in other settings and reviews …

Alcohol consumption is inversely associated with adherence to diabetes self‐care behaviours

AT Ahmed, AJ Karter, J Liu - Diabetic medicine, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Our aim was to examine the associations of alcohol consumption with six diabetes self‐
care behaviours. Methods We determined levels of alcohol consumption and examined …

Cigarette smoking and associated health risks among students at five universities

AC Halperin, SS Smith, E Heiligenstein… - Nicotine & Tobacco …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Introduction: While most college students and other young adults who smoke fall into the
light and intermittent smoking (LITS) category, they remain at risk for tobacco dependence …