Treatment interventions to maintain abstinence from alcohol in primary care: systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the most effective interventions in recently detoxified, alcohol dependent patients for implementation in primary care.

Design

Systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Data sources

Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Cochrane CENTRAL, ClinicalTrials.gov, and the World Health Organization's International Clinical Trials Registry Platform.

Study selection

Randomised controlled trials comparing two or more interventions that could be used in primary care. The population was patients with alcohol dependency diagnosed by standardised clinical tools and who became detoxified within four weeks.

Data extraction

Outcomes of interest were continuous abstinence from alcohol (effectiveness) and all cause dropouts (as a proxy for acceptability) at l

SUBMITTER: Cheng HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7687021 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature