ArticleSubstance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy2014
An evaluation of long-term changes in alcohol use and alcohol problems among clients of the Swedish National Alcohol Helpline.
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- A Latent Class Analysis of Perceived Barriers to Help-seeking Among People with Alcohol Use Problems Presenting for Telephone-delivered Treatment.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2023Trial
- Effectiveness of a Stand-alone Telephone-Delivered Intervention for Reducing Problem Alcohol Use: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA psychiatry · 2022Trial
- A pragmatic randomised trial of two counselling models at the Swedish national alcohol helpline.BMC psychiatry · 2019Trial
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- The Effect of Tailored Web-Based Feedback and Optional Telephone Coaching on Health Improvements: A Randomized Intervention Among Employees in the Transport Service Industry.Journal of medical Internet research · 2016Trial
- Associations between alcohol use and outcome of psychological treatment in specialist psychiatric care - a cohort study.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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- Randomised controlled study of two counselling models at the Swedish alcohol helpline: Effectiveness and sustainability outcomes at 12-month follow-up.Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift : NAT · 2022Article
- A Deep Learning Algorithm to Predict Hazardous Drinkers and the Severity of Alcohol-Related Problems Using K-NHANES.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe Swedish National Alcohol Helpline was developed with the intention to provide an easily available, low threshold service to hazardous and harmful alcohol users in the community. The primary aim of this study was to describe the 12-month outcome of a cohort of clients and to evaluate whether these varied as a function of the intensity of exposure to the intervention.
methodsThe alcohol use and alcohol problems of a cohort of 191 clients accessing the service between 1 April 2009 and 1 February 2011 were assessed by telephone survey at the time of the first call and after 12 months. Change in AUDIT score between baseline and follow-up was used as primary outcome. Intensity of exposure was defined by number of counselling sessions.
resultsAt 12-month follow-up, respondents had significantly reduced their AUDIT score to half of the baseline values, and one third of the participants were abstinent or consumed alcohol at a low-risk level. Participating in more than one counselling session as compared to one session was associated with a tendency to shift to a lower AUDIT zone at follow-up among women.
conclusionsThe Alcohol Helpline provides a viable community service for harmful and hazardous alcohol users. Future randomized studies including other treatment or control conditions are warranted in order to strengthen our preliminary conclusion of possible effectiveness of the counselling provided at the helpline, as well as to explore further the role of gender in moderating the treatment's effect.
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