title: Integrating screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) into an abortion clinic: an exploratory study of acceptability.
abstract: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an effective means of identifying problematic substance use. We evaluated the acceptability of SBIRT in an abortion clinic via an anonymous survey of 100 participants. Clients were comfortable being asked about their substance use, receiving counseling, and treatment referral (mean Likert 1.1, 1.5, and 1.6, respectively) and were only minimally embarrassed when asked about substance use (mean Likert 3.6). These findings suggest that integrating SBIRT into an abortion clinic may be feasible. However, future studies are needed to assess the efficacy of abortion clinic SBIRT in reducing risky substance use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD US.
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Appel
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD US.
authors.forename: Shaalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramanadhan
authors.affiliation: Planned Parenthood Maryland, Baltimore, MD US.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hladky
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD US.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Welsh
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Health System Baltimore and, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, MD, US. Electronic address: mishka.terplan@bhsbaltimore.org.
authors.forename: Mishka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Terplan
mesh_terms: D000023:Abortion Applicants; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008385:Marijuana Smoking / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D008403:Mass Screening; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Addiction; Public health; Screening; Substance problems