scholarly journals Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol use in a Custody Suite: The Shape of Things to Come?

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 463-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Barton ◽  
Greta Squire ◽  
Mark Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Brief Intervention ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Community Safety ◽  
Screening And Brief Intervention ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Excessive Consumption ◽  
To Come ◽  
Alcohol Harm Reduction ◽  
Problematic Alcohol Use

Irresponsible and excessive consumption of alcohol and the associated problems it carries in its wake have become one of the key concerns for central government both in terms of community safety and public health. In response to the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England (DoH, 2007), the Department of Health (DoH) have announced a series of measures, one of which is to pilot screening and intervention for alcohol use programmes in a variety of locations, of which one is within a probation setting. This paper reports on the findings of a project that pre-empts the DoH initiatives, thus providing the opening comments in what is sure to be a debate about a new strategic and evidence-based approach to dealing with problematic alcohol use. The paper provides data and discussions on the Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI) project that screened 3,900 detainees in the Charles Cross custody suite in Plymouth, England during the period March 2007 to March 2008.

Target-Population Specific Screening and Brief Intervention Addressing College Student Alcohol Use

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Dolores Cimini ◽  
Karen L. Sokolowski ◽  
Joseph M. Monserrat ◽  
Joyce Y. Dewitt-Parker ◽  
Estela M. Rivero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Brief Intervention ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Screening And Brief Intervention

Residents' knowledge of standard drink equivalents: Implications for screening and brief intervention for at-risk alcohol use

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Welsh ◽  
Katherine Earley ◽  
Janine Delahanty ◽  
Katherine S. Wright ◽  
Taylor Berens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Brief Intervention ◽  
Standard Drink ◽  
Screening And Brief Intervention

scholarly journals Examining the Attitudes of Non-Psychiatric Practicing Healthcare Workers Towards Patients With Alcohol Problems in General Hospital Setting

2022 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 117822182110657
Author(s):  
Ho Teck Tan ◽  
Yit Shiang Lui ◽  
Lai Huat Peh ◽  
Rasaiah Munidasa Winslow ◽  
Song Guo
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
Alcohol Intervention ◽  
Screening And Brief Intervention ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Problematic Alcohol ◽  
Problematic Alcohol Use ◽  
Doctors And Nurses

Background and objectives: Problematic alcohol-use affect the physical and mental well-being of hospitalised individuals and may receive screening and brief-intervention during treatment. Non-psychiatric doctors and nurses might respond inadequately due to negative attitudes and beliefs. This study aimed to examine these attitudes of non-psychiatric workers in the medical and surgical wards. Methods: A total of 457 doctors and 1643 nurses were recruited from the medical, surgical and orthopaedic disciplines over a period of 4 months. Three questionnaires were administered: demographics, Alcohol & Alcohol-Problems Perceptions Questionnaire (AAPPQ) and Staff Perception of Alcohol Treatment Resources. Results: About 128 doctors and 785 nurses responded. Around 75.5% doctors and 51.9% nurses endorsed role-legitimacy in the AAPPQ. Both the doctor (86.7%) and nurse (77.6%) groups agreed on the importance to initiate intervention for patients with problematic alcohol-use in daily work. Both groups were sceptical and negative towards these patients endorsing low-level role-adequacy (41.2%), role-support (36.9%), motivation (36.5%), task-specific self-esteem (25.1) as well as work satisfaction (20.5%). Conclusion/discussion: Doctors and nurses demonstrated low levels of therapeutic commitments towards patients with problematic alcohol-use thereby necessitating the introduction of in-house programmes to educate, empower and emphasise the importance of therapeutic contact with patients for alcohol intervention. Scientific significance: The prompt identification and treatment of patients with alcohol problems are contingent on the workers’ attitudes towards them. This study’s results should spark a nation-wide interest to improve the training and recognition of such patients and providing adequate educational resources.

‘What will it take’: addressing alcohol use among people living with HIV in South Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 1049-1054 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Sorsdahl ◽  
NK Morojele ◽  
CD Parry ◽  
CT Kekwaletswe ◽  
N Kitleli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Brief Intervention ◽  
Hiv Treatment ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Hiv Care ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Screening And Brief Intervention ◽  
Treatment Services ◽  
Living With Hiv

Given that hazardous and harmful alcohol use has been identified as a significant barrier to adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in South Africa, alcohol reduction interventions delivered within HIV treatment services are being investigated. Prior to designing and implementing an alcohol-focused screening and brief intervention (SBI), we explored patients’ perceptions of alcohol as a barrier to HIV treatment, the acceptability of providing SBIs for alcohol use within the context of HIV services and identifying potential barriers to patient uptake of this SBI. Four focus groups were conducted with 23 participants recruited from three HIV treatment sites in Tshwane, South Africa. Specific themes that emerged included: (1) barriers to ART adherence, (2) available services to address problematic alcohol use and (3) barriers and facilitators to delivering a brief intervention to address alcohol use within HIV care. Although all participants in the present study unanimously agreed that there was a great need for SBIs to address alcohol use among people living with HIV and AIDS, our study identified several areas that should be considered prior to implementing such a programme.

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