Effect of a brief intervention for alcohol and illicit drug use on trauma recidivism in a cohort of trauma patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Estimate the effectiveness of brief interventions in reducing trauma recidivism in hospitalized trauma patients who screened positive for alcohol and/or illicit drug use.

Methods

Dynamic cohort study based on registry data from 1818 patients included in a screening and brief intervention program for alcohol and illicit drug use for hospitalized trauma patients. Three subcohorts emerged from the data analysis: patients who screened negative, those who screened positive and were offered brief intervention, and those who screened positive and were not offered brief intervention. Follow-up lasted from 10 to 52 months. Trauma-free survival, adjusted hazard rate ratios (aHRR) and adjusted incidence rate ratios (aIRR) were calculated, and complier average causal effect (C

SUBMITTER: Cordovilla-Guardia S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5559089 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature