A Web-based intervention used in general practice for people with excessive alcohol consumption
Abstract
Down Your Drink is a Web-based brief intervention for hazardous drinkers. We conducted a pilot study of its usefulness in general practice. Visitors to the Website were invited to complete the Fast Alcohol Screening Test and positive responders were offered a six-week interactive Web-based programme. There were 1 319 registrations in the six-month study period. In all, 815 (62%) registrants completed week one, and 79 (6%) stayed with the programme until the end. Usage of the Website was distributed through the day, with the highest levels between 10:00 and 14:00. Two focus groups with general practitioners were conducted to explore the potential for using the site in primary-care settings. Website interventions for excessive drinkers therefore appear to be feasible and may prove a useful additional tool for intervention in general practice.
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Data mainly from qualitative studies suggested that GPs and nurses do not screen systematically for alcohol but only when they suspected heavy consumption or when the patient's complaint was likely to be alcohol-related.
“Data, mainly from qualitative studies, suggested that GPs and nurses do not screen systematically for alcohol but only when they suspected heavy consumption, or when the patient’s complaint was likely to be alcohol-related [41, 42, 58, 67, 72–74, 88].”
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Down your drink: a web-based intervention for people with excessive alcohol consumption
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- Authors
- Linke, S., Harrison, R., & Wallace, P.
- Affiliations
- Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- The Royal Free Hospital (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Linke, S
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2005-07
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 1_suppl
- Pages
- 39-41
- ISSN
- 1357-633X (ISSN-L)
- 1758-1109
- OpenAlex
- W1992154321
- Cited by
- 17
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2021: 5 · 2016: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Keywords
- online intervention, excessive alcohol consumption, hazardous drinking, brief intervention, general practice, primary care, feasibility
- MeSH terms
- Alcoholism, Attitude of Health Personnel, Family Practice, Female, Humans, Male, Pilot Projects, Focus Groups, Remote Consultation, Internet
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