@article{ref1,
title="Implementation of an alcohol screening, brief intervention, and a referral program at a community Level II trauma center",
journal="Journal of trauma nursing",
year="2020",
author="Palacio, Carlos H. and PharmD, Bianca Cruz and Salazar, Mariselda and Cano, Jose R. and Ortega, Maria Alejandra and Hovorka, John W.",
volume="27",
number="4",
pages="240-245",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Trauma is the leading cause of years of potential life lost in the United States. Alcohol and drug use is a significant contributing factor. In 2017, a Level II community trauma center was achieving less than 80% screening rate compliance utilizing blood alcohol level as a screening method for trauma patients. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the implementation of a screening, brief intervention, and a referral-to-treatment service program.   METHODS: In 2018, the trauma program adopted structured interviews as a screening method for trauma patients. The injury prevention coordinator conducted structured interviews as a screening method for trauma patients who met inclusion criteria. High-risk patients were referred to the social worker, who conducted a brief evaluation with subsequent referral to treatment.   RESULTS: One year after the implementation of a structured interview approach, 1,021 trauma patients met inclusion criteria for this retrospective evaluation. From 2017 to 2018, the program observed an 86% statistically significant increase in screening using the structured interview SBIRT program (p <.0001) compared with the prior alcohol-level screening approach.   CONCLUSIONS: On the basis of these data, a structured interview screening method demonstrated a significant improvement in screening compliance rates.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1078-7496",
doi="10.1097/JTN.0000000000000520",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JTN.0000000000000520"
}