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Use of an Electronic Clinical Reminder for Brief Alcohol Counseling is Associated with Resolution of Unhealthy Alcohol Use at Follow-Up Screening

verfasst von: Emily C. Williams, PhD, MPH, Gwen Lapham, MPH, MSW, Carol E. Achtmeyer, MN, Bryan Volpp, MD, Daniel R. Kivlahan, PhD, Katharine A. Bradley, MD, MPH

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Sonderheft 1/2010

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Abstract

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE

Brief alcohol counseling is a foremost US prevention priority, but no health-care system has implemented it into routine care. This study evaluated the effectiveness of an electronic clinical reminder for brief alcohol counseling (“reminder”). The specific aims were to (1) determine the prevalence of use of the reminder and (2) evaluate whether use of the reminder was associated with resolution of unhealthy alcohol use at follow-up screening.

METHODS

The reminder was implemented in February 2004 in eight VA clinics where providers routinely used clinical reminders. Patients eligible for this retrospective cohort study screened positive on the AUDIT-C alcohol screening questionnaire (February 2004–April 2006) and had a repeat AUDIT-C during the 1–36 months of follow-up (mean 14.5). Use of the alcohol counseling clinical reminder was measured from secondary electronic data. Resolution of unhealthy alcohol use was defined as screening negative at follow-up with a ≥2-point reduction in AUDIT-C scores. Logistic regression was used to identify adjusted proportions of patients who resolved unhealthy alcohol use among those with and without reminder use.

RESULTS

Among 4,198 participants who screened positive for unhealthy alcohol use, 71% had use of the alcohol counseling clinical reminder documented in their medical records. Adjusted proportions of patients who resolved unhealthy alcohol use were 31% (95% CI 30–33%) and 28% (95% CI 25–30%), respectively, for patients with and without reminder use (p-value = 0.031).

CONCLUSIONS

The brief alcohol counseling clinical reminder was used for a majority of patients with unhealthy alcohol use and associated with a moderate decrease in drinking at follow-up.

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Titel: Use of an Electronic Clinical Reminder for Brief Alcohol Counseling is Associated with Resolution of Unhealthy Alcohol Use at Follow-Up Screening
verfasst von: Emily C. Williams, PhD, MPH
Gwen Lapham, MPH, MSW
Carol E. Achtmeyer, MN
Bryan Volpp, MD
Daniel R. Kivlahan, PhD
Katharine A. Bradley, MD, MPH
Publikationsdatum: 01.01.2010
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe Sonderheft 1/2010
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-009-1100-z

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