The role of ethnic matching between patient and provider on the effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions with Hispanics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evaluating the effectiveness of treatments such as brief alcohol interventions among Hispanics is essential to effectively addressing their treatment needs. Clinicians of the same ethnicity as the client may be more likely to understand the culture-specific values, norms, and attitudes and, therefore, the intervention may be more effective. Thus, in cases in which Hispanic patients were provided intervention by a Hispanic clinician improved drinking outcomes were expected.

Methods

Patients were recruited from an urban Level I Trauma following screening for an alcohol-related injury or alcohol problems. Five hundred thirty-seven Hispanics were randomly assigned to brief intervention or treatment as usual. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to determine the effec

SUBMITTER: Field C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2827200 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature