[Drug and Alcohol Findings] (2016) Brief emergency unit alcohol advice nearly halves readmissions. London: Drug and Alcohol Findings. Drug and Alcohol Findings Bulletin (08 November 2016) 4 p.
URL: http://findings.org.uk/PHP/dl.php?file=Schwan_R_2....
Brief interventions conducted by alcohol treatment specialists reduced alcohol-affected readmission rate by nearly half among patients admitted to a French emergency department when drunk or in need of withdrawal.
Key points From summary and commentary
• A French emergency department organised brief interventions by alcohol treatment specialists for patients admitted when drunk or in need of withdrawal.
• Compared to standard care, over the following year proportionately 45% fewer patients offered brief interventions returned to the department with the same alcohol-related conditions.
• The study adds to others which show that emergency/trauma units can reduce their future workloads by offering brief interventions to patients with medical or other reasons to moderate their drinking.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Item Type: | Evidence resource |
| Publication Type: | Review |
| Drug Type: | Alcohol |
| Intervention Type: | AOD disorder harm reduction |
| Source: | Drug and Alcohol Findings |
| Date: | November 2016 |
| Pages: | 4 p. |
| Publisher: | Drug and Alcohol Findings |
| Place of Publication: | London |
| Number: | 08 November 2016 |
| EndNote: | View |
| Subjects: | A Substance use, abuse, and dependence > Prevalence > Substance use behaviour > Alcohol consumption B Substances > Alcohol G Health and disease > Disorder by cause > Emotional trauma HJ Treatment method > Psychosocial treatment method > Individual therapy > Brief intervention HJ Treatment method > Treatment outcome J Health care, prevention and rehabilitation > Care by type of problem > Emergency care |
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