ERIC Number: EJ744442
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
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Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Problems in a University Student Health Clinic
Ehrlich, Peter F.; Haque, Arshaud; Swisher-McClure, Sam; Helmkamp, James
Journal of American College Health, v54 n5 p279-287 Mar-Apr 2006
The purposes of this study were (1) to determine whether a university student health center (SHC) is a feasible location to introduce a campus-based screening and brief intervention (SBI) program for alcohol and (2) to determine whether the patients seen in the SHC differ in terms of the prevalence and severity of alcohol-related problems compared with students reported by emergency department programs. The authors used motivational interview techniques to counsel subjects from a convenience sample of patients waiting for medical treatment in the SHC who had screened positive with the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). The authors interviewed patients again after 3 months. Seventy-five percent of eligible students participated. Sixty percent screened positive and received an intervention. The authors contacted 66 students (51.2%) again after 3 months. Seventy-five percent of students interviewed again after 3 months reported that SBI was helpful, 92% found the information clear, and 90% thought that the SHC was a good place to learn this information. Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test is appended. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Intervention, Alcohol Abuse, College Students, Clinics, Comparative Analysis, Interviews, Patients, Medical Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, School Health Services, Student Attitudes
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Education Level: Higher Education
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