Implementing Alcohol Misuse SBIRT in a National Cohort of Pediatric Trauma Centers-a type III hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The American College of Surgeons mandates universal screening for alcohol misuse and delivery of an intervention for those screening positive as a requirement for certification as a level 1 trauma center. Though this requirement has been mandated for over a decade, its implementation has been challenging. Our research team completed an implementation study supporting seven pediatric trauma centers' compliance with the requirement by developing and implementing an institutional alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) policy for adolescent trauma patients. A mixed-methods approach indicated that SBIRT adoption rates increased at all sites; however, providers' fidelity to the SBIRT intervention was variable, and providers reported a number of

SUBMITTER: Mello MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5824578 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature