Effectiveness of opportunistic brief interventions for problem drinking in a general hospital setting: systematic review
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of opportunistic brief interventions for problem drinking in a general hospital setting. DESIGN: Systematic review. DATA SOURCES: Medline, PsychInfo, Cochrane Library, reference lists from identified studies and review articles, and contact with experts. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Change in alcohol consumption. RESULTS: Eight studies were retrieved. Most had methodological weaknesses. Only one study, with a relatively intensive intervention and a short follow up period, showed a significantly large reduction in alcohol consumption in the intervention group. CONCLUSIONS: Evidence for the effectiveness of opportunistic brief interventions in a general hospital setting for problem drinkers is still inconclusive.
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Prior reviews have evaluated SBI evidence separately by age, clinical setting, and alcohol use severity.
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- Authors
- Emmen, M. J., Schippers, G. M., Bleijenberg, G., & Wollersheim, H.
- Affiliations
- Amsterdam Institute for Addiction Research (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Emmen, Maria J
- Venue
- BMJ
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2004-01-16
- Volume
- 328
- Issue
- 7435
- Pages
- 318
- ISSN
- 1756-1833 (ISSN-L)
- 0959-8138
- PMC
- PMC338095
- OpenAlex
- W2119928946
- Cited by
- 138
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 10
- FWCI
- 1.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- BMJ (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
- HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
- Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
- Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Keywords
- problem drinking, alcohol consumption, alcohol consumption reduction, intervention effectiveness
- MeSH terms
- Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholism, Hospitalization, Hospitals, General, Humans, Psychotherapy, Brief, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome, Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic
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