R. Dhital
The effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions delivered by community pharmacists: randomised controlled trial
Dhital, R.; Norman, I.; Whittlesea, C.; Murrells, T.; McCambridge, J.
Authors
I. Norman
C. Whittlesea
T. Murrells
J. McCambridge
Abstract
Background & Aims: To undertake the first randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief intervention delivered by community pharmacists to reduce hazardous or harmful drinking. Design: This parallel group individually randomised trial, allocated participants to brief alcohol intervention (n=205) or a leaflet-only control condition (n=202), with follow-up study after 3 months. Setting: 16 community pharmacies in one London borough, UK. Participants: 407 pharmacy customers (aged 18 or over) with AUDIT scores 8-19 inclusive. Intervention: A brief motivational discussion of approximately 10 minutes duration for which 17 pharmacists received a half-day of training. Measurements: Hazardous or harmful drinking was assessed using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) administered by telephone by a researcher blind to allocation status. The two primary outcomes were: 1) change in AUDIT total scores and 2) the proportions no longer hazardous or harmful drinkers (scoring <8) at three months. The four secondary outcomes were: the three subscale scores of the AUDIT (for consumption, problems and dependence), and health status according to the EQ-5D (a standardised instrument for use as a measure of health outcome). Findings: At 3 months 326 (80% overall; 82% intervention, 78% control) participants were followed up. The difference in reduction in total AUDIT score (intervention minus control) was -0.57 95% CI -1.59 to 0.45, p = 0.28. The odds ratio for AUDIT < 8 (control as reference) was 0.87 95% CI 0.50 to 1.51, p = 0.61). For two of the four secondary outcomes (dependence score: -0.46 95% CI -0.82 to -0.09, p = 0.014; health status score: -0.09 95% CI -0.16 to -0.02, p = 0.013) the control group did better, and in the other two there were no differences (consumption score: -0.05 95% CI -0.54 to 0.44, p = 0.85; non-dependence problems score: -0.13 95% CI -0.66 to 0.41). Sensitivity analyses did not change these findings. Conclusions: A brief intervention delivered by community pharmacists appears to have had no effect in reducing hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption.
Citation
Dhital, R., Norman, I., Whittlesea, C., Murrells, T., & McCambridge, J. (2015). The effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions delivered by community pharmacists: randomised controlled trial. Addiction, 110(10), 1586-1594. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12994
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 12, 2015 |
Publication Date | Oct 1, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Jun 4, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | Jul 14, 2016 |
Journal | Addiction |
Print ISSN | 0965-2140 |
Electronic ISSN | 1360-0443 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 110 |
Issue | 10 |
Pages | 1586-1594 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12994 |
Keywords | Alcohol, Brief intervention, Community pharmacist, Community pharmacy, Hazardous and harmful drinking. |
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This is the accepted version of the following article: Dhital, R., Norman, I., Whittlesea, C., Murrells, T., and McCambridge, J. (2015) The effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions delivered by community pharmacists: randomized controlled trial. Addiction, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12994. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
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