Psychological processes and alcohol reduction in patients with chronic hepatitis C: Results from the HepART trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a lack of randomized controlled trials of behavioral interventions and process-level research related to alcohol reduction among patients with chronic liver disease (e.g., hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection). We conducted a process-level, secondary analysis of the Hepatitis C-Alcohol Reduction Treatment (HepART) trial to investigate the association between change in psychological processes posited by the Integrated Behavioral Model (IBM) and change in World Health Organization (WHO) drinking risk levels.

Methods

Patients with HCV who consume alcohol were recruited from hepatology clinics and received provider-delivered SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment) or SBIRT+ 6 months of co-located alcohol counseling. Treatment arms were combi

SUBMITTER: Evon DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12699442 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature