ArticleAddiction science & clinical practice2018
Development and differentiability of three brief interventions for risky alcohol use that include varying doses of motivational interviewing.
Article in Addiction science & clinical practice, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02978027 (Mentored Research on Improving Alcohol Brief Interventions in Medical Settings), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.
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Mentored Research on Improving Alcohol Brief Interventions in Medical Settings
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- Effectiveness of brief motivational interviewing for alcohol misuse: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Review
- Feasibility and acceptability of an adapted WHO alcohol brief intervention: Pilot of a three-armed randomized trial in Sri Lanka.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
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backgroundWhile brief intervention (BI) for risky alcohol use generally yields positive effects among those identified by screening, effect sizes are small and there is unexplained heterogeneity in outcome. The heterogeneity may be related to differences in intervention style and content, including elements of motivational interviewing (MI). To date, it has been difficult to interpret the role of MI in BI and these gaps in knowledge interfere with efforts to train, disseminate and implement BI that retains and maximizes efficacy. This study sought to develop BI protocols with varying doses of MI and test their differentiability. Differentiable BI protocols could allow for future studies that prospectively evaluate the role MI plays in affecting BI outcome.
methodsWe developed three intervention protocols: brief advice, standard BI (NIAAA Clinician's Guide), and MI-enhanced BI and administered them to 45 primary care patients who reported exceeding recommended drinking limits. We then rated the BI sessions for fidelity to the assigned protocol as well as MI consistency based on Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity (MITI) scale scores. The differentiability of BI protocols was determined by calculating fidelity to assigned protocols and comparing MITI scores using pairwise, Tukey-adjusted comparisons of least squares mean scores.
resultsHigh rates of fidelity to each protocol were achieved. The three BI protocols were also highly differentiable based on MITI scores.
conclusionsThe three interventions can be used in future trials to prospectively examine the role MI has in determining BI outcome. Trial registration clinicaltrials.gov NCT02978027, retrospectively registered 11/28/16.
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