A randomized clinical trial of the health evaluation and referral assistant (HERA): research methods.

ABSTRACT: The Health Evaluation and Referral Assistant (HERA) is a web-based program designed to facilitate screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for tobacco, alcohol, and drug abuse. After the patient completes a computerized substance abuse assessment, the HERA produces a summary report with evidence-based recommended clinical actions for the healthcare provider (the Healthcare Provider Report) and a report for the patient (the Patient Feedback Report) that provides education regarding the consequences of use, personally tailored motivational messages, and a tailored substance abuse treatment referral list. For those who provide authorization, the HERA faxes the individual's contact information to a substance abuse treatment provider matched to the individual's substance

SUBMITTER: Boudreaux ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3979303 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature