Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Use Among Patients with Hepatitis C: A Systematic Review.
Alcohol use is a barrier to pharmacologic treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV). It is advantageous for medical and clinical social workers engaged in HCV care to be knowledgeable of behavioral interventions that can be used to reduce alcohol use among patients with HCV. This article identifies and describes studies that designed and implemented behavioral interventions to reduce alcohol use among patients with HCV in clinical settings. To achieve this goal, this article conducts a rigorous systematic review to identify peer-reviewed articles, describes each behavioral intervention, and reports primary outcomes of each study included in the review.
a Department of Social Work, College of Arts and Sciences , The University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham , Alabama , USA.|b Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health , The University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham , Alabama , USA.|c Center for AIDS Research, The University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham , Alabama , USA.|d Center for Comprehensive Healthy Aging, The University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham , Alabama , USA.
Omar T
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Sims
e School of Social Work, The University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa , Alabama , USA.
Quentin R
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Maynard
e School of Social Work, The University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa , Alabama , USA.|f School of Social Work, Tulane University , New Orleans , Louisiana , USA.
Pam A
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Melton
D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006526:Hepatitis C; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012947:Social Work
Hepatitis C; liver disease; medical and clinical social workers; treatment