title: Brief Intervention in the Emergency Department Among Mexican-Origin Young Adults at the US-Mexico Border: Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Using Promotores.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A randomized controlled trial of brief intervention (BI), for drinking and related problems, using peer health promotion advocates (promotores), was conducted among at-risk and alcohol-dependent Mexican-origin young adult emergency department (ED) patients, aged 18-30.
  
  
  METHODS
  Six hundred and ninety-eight patients were randomized to: screened only (n = 78), assessed (n = 310) and intervention (n = 310). Primary outcomes were at-risk drinking and Rapid Alcohol Problems Screen (RAPS4) scores. Secondary outcomes were drinking days per week, drinks per drinking day, maximum drinks in a day and negative consequences of drinking.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At 3- and 12-month follow-up the intervention condition showed significantly lower values or trends on all outcome variables compared to the assessed condition, with the exception of the RAPS4 score; e.g. at-risk drinking days dropped from 2.9 to 1.7 at 3 months for the assessed condition and from 3.2 to 1.2 for the intervention condition. Using random effects modeling controlling for demographics and baseline values, the intervention condition showed significantly greater improvement in all consumption measures at 12 months, but not in the RAPS4 or negative consequences of drinking. Improvements in outcomes were significantly more evident for non-injured patients, those reporting drinking prior to the event, and those lower on risk taking disposition.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  At 12-month follow-up this study demonstrated significantly improved drinking outcomes for Mexican-origin young adults in the ED who received a BI delivered by promotores compared to those who did not.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  ClinicalTrials.gov.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  NCT02056535.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Institute, Alcohol Research Group, 6475 Christie Avenue, Suite 400, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA ccherpitel@arg.org.
authors.forename: Cheryl J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Cherpitel
authors.affiliation: Public Health Institute, Alcohol Research Group, 6475 Christie Avenue, Suite 400, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.affiliation: Public Health Institute, Alcohol Research Group, 6475 Christie Avenue, Suite 400, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bond
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Science Center, El Paso, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Woolard
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Science Center, El Paso, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Villalobos
authors.affiliation: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.affiliation: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.affiliation: Alliance of Border Collaboratives, El Paso, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Rebeca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D061345:Early Medical Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000523:psychology; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D010379:Peer Group; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult