Evaluation of a brief intervention in an inner-city emergency department
S Bazargan-Hejazi, E Bing, M Bazargan… - Annals of emergency …, 2005 - Elsevier
STUDY OBJECTIVE: This study tests the effect of a brief intervention with emergency
department (ED) patients to reduce at-risk drinking. METHODS: We enrolled patients aged
18 years or older who screened positive for at-risk drinking in an urban academic ED and
used alternative allocation to assign them to control or intervention status. A 20-minute,
semiscripted, negotiated interview was conducted with the intervention group in English and
Spanish by 3 health promotion advocates (peer educators). The Alcohol Use Identification …
department (ED) patients to reduce at-risk drinking. METHODS: We enrolled patients aged
18 years or older who screened positive for at-risk drinking in an urban academic ED and
used alternative allocation to assign them to control or intervention status. A 20-minute,
semiscripted, negotiated interview was conducted with the intervention group in English and
Spanish by 3 health promotion advocates (peer educators). The Alcohol Use Identification …
Evaluation of a Brief Intervention in an Inner-city Emergency Department-reply to# 2005-677
S Bazargan-Hejazi - Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2006 - annemergmed.com
We thank the author of this letter for his interest in the topic of brief intervention to reduce
high-risk drinking, and we are happy to address the questions that are raised.First, the
numbers are indeed correct. As reported, among those in the lower AUDIT range of 7–18,
the control group consisted of 34 enrollees (5 who reduced drinking AUDIT scores to a low-
risk level and 29 who did not) and the intervention group consisted of 24 enrollees (11 who
reduced drinking AUDIT scores to a low-risk level and 13 who did not). Unfortunately, the …
high-risk drinking, and we are happy to address the questions that are raised.First, the
numbers are indeed correct. As reported, among those in the lower AUDIT range of 7–18,
the control group consisted of 34 enrollees (5 who reduced drinking AUDIT scores to a low-
risk level and 29 who did not) and the intervention group consisted of 24 enrollees (11 who
reduced drinking AUDIT scores to a low-risk level and 13 who did not). Unfortunately, the …