title: Telemedicine-based alcohol services for rural offenders.
abstract: Research has consistently shown that alcohol use is a problem in rural communities and access to substance abuse treatment, particularly evidence-based treatment is limited. Because telemedicine has been shown to be effective in delivering services, this article presents a novel and innovative way of using telemedicine technology in the form of videoconferencing to deliver an evidence-based alcohol intervention (motivational enhancement therapy) with at-risk alcohol users in real-world settings (rural probation and parole offices). This article focuses on: (a) creating a profile of an at-risk group of rural alcohol users; (b) describing the evidence-based intervention; and (c) describing the innovative telemedicine-based service delivery approach.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, College of Social Work.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Staton-Tindall
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, College of Social Work.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wahler
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research.
authors.forename: J Matthew
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Webster
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, College of Social Work.
authors.forename: Theodore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Godlaski
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, College of Social Work.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research.
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leukefeld
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D057237:Criminals / Q000523:psychology; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D019035:Rural Health Services; D012424:Rural Population; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D049269:Videoconferencing / Q000295:instrumentation