Problem drinking and the workplace: an individualized approach to prevention.
The present study evaluated the efficacy of a brief, individualized, alcohol abuse prevention program designed to reduce problem drinking within the workplace environment. One hundred fifty-five randomly selected employees of a medium-sized company in the food and retail services sector participated in a 6-month controlled worksite prevention trial. Female problem drinkers who received the intervention were more likely than those in the no-treatment control group to reduce alcohol-related negative consequences at follow-up. In addition, there was a significant multivariate treatment effect, suggesting that participants who received the intervention were significantly more likely to reduce drinking frequency at follow-up. Evaluation of attrition rates and reports of participant satisfaction suggest that the intervention was effective in engaging participants at all levels of alcohol consumption.
Anderson
Britt K
BK
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA. brittk@u.washington.edu
Larimer
Mary E
ME
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015205:Northwestern United States; D009786:Occupational Health Services