Hazardous Drinking Interventions Delivered During Medical-Surgical Care: Patient and Provider Views.

ABSTRACT: Addressing hazardous drinking during medical-surgical care improves patients' health. This formative evaluation examined patients' consideration of options to change drinking and engage in treatment. It explored whether interventions such as "DO-MoST" overcome treatment barriers. We interviewed 20 medical-surgical patients with hazardous drinking in a trial of DO-MoST, and 16 providers. Analyses used a directed content approach. Patients were receptive to and comfortable discussing drinking during medical-surgical care. Interventions like DO-MoST (patient-centered, motivational approach to shared decision making) addressed some treatment barriers. Patients and providers viewed such interventions as helpful by building a relationship with a psychologist who facilitated self-awareness of dri

SUBMITTER: Timko C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10035972 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature