@article{ref1,
title="Randomised controlled study of two counselling models at the Swedish alcohol helpline: effectiveness and sustainability outcomes at 12-month follow-up",
journal="Nordic studies on alcohol and drugs",
year="2022",
author="Nguyen, Thi-Thuy-Dung and Säfsten, Eleonor and Andersson, Filip and Galanti, Maria Rosaria",
volume="39",
number="2",
pages="163-174",
abstract="AIM: This two-arm parallel randomised controlled trial explored the effectiveness of a brief counselling model compared with the usual multi-session counselling at an alcohol telephone helpline. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 320 callers who contacted the Swedish Alcohol Helpline (SAH) because of hazardous or harmful alcohol use were randomised to either brief structured intervention (self-help booklet plus one proactive call) or usual care (multi-session telephone counselling). The primary outcome was a downward shift in risk level at 12-month follow-up compared with baseline, based on self-reports. Sustained risk level reduction throughout the whole follow-up was also assessed as secondary outcome. <br><br>RESULTS: Both interventions were significantly associated with a shift to a lower level of risky alcohol use (75% among participants in the brief structured intervention, and 70% in the usual care group) after 12 months. There was no difference between the two interventions in the proportions changing alcohol use or sustaining risk level reduction. <br><br>CONCLUSION: In the context of telephone helplines, minimal and extended interventions appear to be equally effective in promoting long-term change in alcohol use.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1455-0725",
doi="10.1177/14550725211007823",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14550725211007823"
}