Citation

Trinks A, Festin K, Bendtsen P, Nilsen P. Int. Emerg. Nurs. 2013; 21(1): 3-9.

Affiliation

Department of Medical and Health Science, Division of Community Medicine, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden. Electronic address: anna.trinks@liu.se.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ienj.2011.11.004

PMID

23273798

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study investigates the effectiveness of a computerized emergency department intervention for alcohol consumption and identifies explanation factors associated with reduced alcohol consumption from risk to non-risk drinking. METHODS: Patients aged 18-69 years registered at the ED triage answered alcohol-related questions on a touch-screen computer. Follow-up data were collected by means of a postal questionnaire that was mailed to the patients 6months after their ED visit. RESULTS: There were four independent explanations for reduced alcohol consumption: being motivated to reduce alcohol consumption at baseline, influenced by just visiting the emergency department, considering the alcohol-related feedback information and impact from a health care provider. 339 patients could be followed up and of these were 97 categorized as risk drinkers at baseline and 45 became non-risk drinker 6 months later. CONCLUSIONS: Being motivated to reduce alcohol consumption at baseline, influenced by just visiting the emergency department, considering the alcohol-related feedback information and impact from a health care provider were predictors for change from risk to non-risk drinking 6 months later.

Language: en