Brief interventions for heavy alcohol users admitted to general hospital wards

摘要: Objective: To determine whether brief interventions reduce alcohol consumption and improve outcomes for heavy users admitted to general hospital inpatient units. Do with wards: 1. Impact on levels? 2. Improve quality of life ability function in society i.e. social relationships, employment, education? 3. Lead a reduction re-admission rates, or related injuries falls, violence, suicide motor vehicle accidents? Results: Fourteen studies involving 4041 mainly male participants were included. Our results demonstrate that patients receiving have greater compared those control groups at six month, MD -69.43 (95% CI -128.14 -10.72) nine months follow up, -182.88 -360.00 -5.76) but this is not maintained one year. Self reports 1 year found favour interventions, SMD -0.26 -0.50 -0.03). In addition there significantly fewer deaths the than 6 months, RR 0.42 0.19 0.94) 0.60 0.40 0.91). Furthermore screening, asking about their drinking patterns, may also positive impact levels changes behaviour. Conclusion: The main review indicate are benefits delivering wards terms death rates. However, these findings based participants. Further research required optimal content treatment exposure within settings they likely be more successful certain characteristics.