Alcohol Electronic Screening and Brief Intervention: A Community Guide Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Excessive drinking is responsible for one in ten deaths among working-age adults in the U.S. annually. Alcohol screening and brief intervention is an effective but underutilized intervention for reducing excessive drinking among adults. Electronic screening and brief intervention (e-SBI) uses electronic devices to deliver key elements of alcohol screening and brief intervention, with the potential to expand population reach.

Evidence acquisition

Using Community Guide methods, a systematic review of the scientific literature on the effectiveness of e-SBI for reducing excessive alcohol consumption and related harms was conducted. The search covered studies published from 1967 to October 2011. A total of 31 studies with 36 study arms met quality criteria and were includ

SUBMITTER: Tansil KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5082433 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature