Evaluation of an Electronic Clinical Reminder to Facilitate Brief Alcohol-Counseling Interventions in Primary Care*

Effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions in primary care populations.

BACKGROUND Excessive drinking is a significant cause of mortality, morbidity and social problems in many countries. Brief interventions aim to reduce alcohol consumption and related harm in hazardous and harmful drinkers who are not actively seeking help for alcohol problems. Interventions usually take the form of a conversation with a primary care provider and may include feedback on the perso...

Screening and behavioral counseling interventions in primary care to reduce alcohol misuse.

Screening and behavioral counseling interventions in primary care to reduce alcohol misuse: recommendation statement.

This statement summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on behavioral counseling interventions to reduce alcohol misuse in primary care patients and updates the 1996 recommendations on this topic. The complete information on which this statement is based, including evidence tables and references, is available in the accompanying article in this issue and in th...

Brief interventions for alcohol problems: factors that facilitate implementation.

Brief interventions are gaining favor as a means of addressing the problems associated with hazardous and harmful drinking. Brief interventions commonly target people whose levels or patterns of use are not diagnosable as alcohol abuse or dependence. These interventions usually are delivered by professionals who do not specialize in alcoholism treatment, and they include treatment elements desi...

Evaluating primary care behavioral counseling interventions: an evidence-based approach.

Risky behaviors are a leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality, yet behavioral counseling interventions to address them are underutilized in healthcare settings. Research on such interventions has grown steadily, but the systematic review of this research is complicated by wide variations in the organization, content, and delivery of behavioral interventions and the lack of a consis...