Gender and ethnic differences in primary care patients' response to computerized vs. in-person brief intervention for illicit drug misuse.

ABSTRACT: This study is a secondary analysis from a randomized clinical trial of computerized vs. in-person brief intervention (BI) for illicit drug misuse among adult primary care patients (N=359; 45% Female; 47% Hispanic) with moderate-risk illicit drug misuse as measured by the World Health Organization's Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST). This study examined differences in response to the two brief intervention strategies (both based on motivational interviewing) on the basis of gender and ethnicity, comparing non-Hispanic males, non-Hispanic females, Hispanic males, and Hispanic females. Participants were assessed at baseline, 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up with the ASSIST. Trajectories in Global Continuum of Illicit Drug Risk Scores were examined using a gener

SUBMITTER: Gryczynski J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5731246 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature