title: Towards a framework for implementing evidence based alcohol interventions.
abstract: Alcohol is ranked as the eighth leading cause of death globally and is a causal factor in more than sixty major types of diseases and injuries and results in approximately 2.5 million deaths a year. This study tested the feasibility of screening and brief intervention (SBI) within four emergency departments. A total of 944 patients were screened for hazardous and harmful alcohol use. The results showed that there was good co-operation from the public with 888 (94%) people agreeing to be screened. The screening tool detected that 460 (49%) of those needed no intervention, 345 (36%) needed brief advice and 83 (9%) required referral to specialist services. This showed the value of the screening but also helped to reassure staff that people were happy to take part.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol