title: Intervention by an alcohol health worker in an accident and emergency department.
abstract: We have evaluated the effect of brief intervention by an alcohol health worker on alcohol consumption by 202 alcohol misusing patients. For 71 patients where questionnaires were successfully completed, 46 (65%) reported drinking less alcohol at 6 months as opposed to six (8.5%) who reported drinking more. The overall reduction was statistically significant (P < 0.001), with a mean reduction of 43%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, St Mary's Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meyrick
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Touquet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans