ArticleThe Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association2014
METelemedicine: a pilot study with rural alcohol users on community supervision.
Article in The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Substance Use Disorders and Telehealth in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era: A New Outlook.Mayo Clinic proceedings · 2020Review
- A descriptive analysis of drugged driving among rural DUI offenders.Traffic injury prevention · 2018Article
- Effectiveness of Optional Videoconferencing-Based Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mental health · 2017Article
- Videoconferencing-Based Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders: Analyses of Nonparticipation.JMIR formative research · 2017Article
- Patient Satisfaction With Videoconferencing-based Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders.Addictive disorders & their treatment · 2017Article
- Characteristics of Prescription-Opioid-Impaired and Other Substance-Impaired Drivers in Rural Appalachian Kentucky.Journal of psychoactive drugsArticle
- Symptom-Triggered Alcohol Withdrawal Management Delivered Over Telemedicine.Journal of addiction medicineArticle
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Abstract
purposeThis pilot study examined a telemedicine-based intervention using motivational enhancement therapy (METelemedicine) to reduce alcohol use among a sample of at-risk, rural alcohol users.
methodsA total of 127 rural alcohol users were recruited from community supervision offices and engaged in brief intervention sessions using telemedicine. Analysis examined alcohol outcomes at 3 months postbaseline.
findingsFindings indicated that although there were no overall differences between comparison groups on alcohol outcomes, 3+ sessions of METelemedicine significantly reduced the likelihood of any alcohol use by 72% (P < .05). In addition, 3+ sessions of the intervention predicted fewer days of drinking in the follow-up period, fewer drinks per week, and fewer days experiencing alcohol problems.
conclusionsFindings demonstrate that telemedicine may be a promising approach to deliver interventions with alcohol users who may not utilize formal treatment services. This method has potential to decrease some of the barriers to access and use of evidence-based treatment for populations in need of services.
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