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DrStuartHofer

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Project Evaluation Manager
 
 
 
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+44 (0)7894 473 482stuart.green

 
 
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Chelsea and Westminster HospitalChelsea and Westminster Campus

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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Woodrow:2013:10.1177/2042533313476696,
author = {Woodrow, SR and Green, SA and Phekoo, KJ and Grover, VP and Lovendoski, J and Anderson, M and Bowden-Jones, O and Foxton, MR},
doi = {10.1177/2042533313476696},
journal = {JRSM Short Rep},
title = {An identification and brief advice programme for low-risk alcohol consumption in an acute medical setting: an implementation study.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2042533313476696},
volume = {4},
year = {2013}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - OBJECTIVES: To implement an identification and brief advice (IBA) intervention to detect low-risk/hazardous alcohol consumption. DESIGN: Implementation was guided through the use of quality improvement tools and training. SETTING: This study was conducted over an 18-month period from April 2010 to September 2011 on a 42-bed acute medical unit at a central London acute hospital. PARTICIPANTS: All medical patients over the age of 18 admitted to the acute assessment unit were eligible; any patient unable to provide a medical history either through language barriers or due to illness was excluded. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Percentage of medical patients admitted each week to the acute assessment unit who were screened for low-risk/hazardous alcohol consumption. RESULTS: Weekly data were analysed in time series run charts and cross-referenced to the date of educational sessions and their effect on the uptake of screening monitored. A demonstrable change in the mean percentage number of patients screened was observed in different time periods, 67.3-80.1%, following targeted teaching on the AAU. CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates the successful use of quality improvement methodology to guide the implementation of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C), an IBA intervention, in the acute medical setting. The incorporation of the AUDIT-C into an admission document has been well accepted by the junior doctors, attaining an average (mean) of 80% of patients being screened using the tool. Targeted teaching of clinical staff involved in admitting patients appears to be the most effective method in improving uptake of IBA by junior doctors.
AU  - Woodrow,SR
AU  - Green,SA
AU  - Phekoo,KJ
AU  - Grover,VP
AU  - Lovendoski,J
AU  - Anderson,M
AU  - Bowden-Jones,O
AU  - Foxton,MR
DO  - 10.1177/2042533313476696
PY  - 2013///
SN  - 2042-5333
TI  - An identification and brief advice programme for low-risk alcohol consumption in an acute medical setting: an implementation study.
T2  - JRSM Short Rep
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2042533313476696
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23772314
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/12836
VL  - 4
ER  -
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