ArticleAlcoholism, clinical and experimental research2021
Patient and provider factors associated with receipt and delivery of brief interventions for unhealthy alcohol use in primary care.
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- Population-Level Evidence That Alcohol Brief Interventions Improve Drinking and Blood Pressure Outcomes in Patients With Hypertension and Unhealthy Alcohol Use.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2026Observational
- Trajectories of alcohol screening and brief intervention (ASBI) performance and their associations with long-term performance and alcohol use outcomes: an observational study in a large US integrated healthcare delivery system.Implementation science communications · 2025Article
- Contextual factors associated with successful alcohol screening and brief intervention implementation and sustainment in adult primary care.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2025Article
- Prospective changes in drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic among adults with unhealthy alcohol use.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2024Article
- Residence in a Medicaid-expansion state and receipt of alcohol screening and brief counseling by adults with lower incomes: Is increased access to primary care enough?Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2023Article
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- Relationship Between Educational Level and Attitudes Towards Alcohol Conversations in Healthcare: A Cross-Sectional Survey Conducted in Four European Countries.International journal of public health · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of a pharmacist-delivered primary care telemedicine intervention to increase access to pharmacotherapy and specialty treatment for alcohol use problems: Protocol for the alcohol telemedicine consult cluster-randomized pragmatic trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2022Article
- Alcohol brief intervention, specialty treatment and drinking outcomes at 12 months: Results from a systematic alcohol screening and brief intervention initiative in adult primary care.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundUnhealthy alcohol use is a serious and costly public health problem. Alcohol screening and brief interventions are effective in reducing unhealthy alcohol consumption. However, rates of receipt and delivery of brief interventions vary significantly across healthcare settings, and relatively little is known about the associated patient and provider factors.
methodsThis study examines patient and provider factors associated with the receipt of brief interventions for unhealthy alcohol use in an integrated healthcare system, based on documented brief interventions in the electronic health record. Using multilevel logistic regression models, we retrospectively analyzed 287,551 adult primary care patients (and their 2952 providers) who screened positive for unhealthy drinking between 2014 and 2017.
resultsWe found lower odds of receiving a brief intervention among patients exceeding daily or weekly drinking limits (vs. exceeding both limits), females, older age groups, those with higher medical complexity, and those already diagnosed with alcohol use disorders. Patients with other unhealthy lifestyle activities (e.g., smoking, no/insufficient exercise) were more likely to receive a brief intervention. We also found that female providers and those with longer tenure in the health system were more likely to deliver brief interventions.
conclusionsThese findings point to characteristics that can be targeted to improve universal receipt of brief intervention.
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