The drinker's check-up: 12-month outcomes of a controlled clinical trial of a stand-alone software program for problem drinkers

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TitleThe drinker's check-up: 12-month outcomes of a controlled clinical trial of a stand-alone software program for problem drinkers
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2005
AuthorsHester, RK, Squires, DD, Delaney, HD
JournalJournal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume28
Pagination159-169
Date PublishedMar
Publication Languageeng
ISBN Number0740-5472 (Print)0740-5472 (Linking)
Accession Number15780546
Keywords*Motivation, *Software, Adult, Alcohol Drinking/epidemiology/psychology, Alcoholism/epidemiology/psychology/*rehabilitation, Ethanol/blood, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Outcome Assessment (Health Care)/statistics & numerical data, Patient Compliance/psychology/statistics & numerical data, Patient Dropouts/psychology/statistics & numerical data, Personality Assessment/statistics & numerical data, Psychometrics/statistics & numerical data, Therapy, Computer-Assisted/*statistics & numerical data, United States, Waiting Lists
Abstract

Sixty-one problem drinkers were randomly assigned to either immediate treatment or a 4-week wait-list control group. Treatment consisted of a computer-based brief motivational intervention, the Drinker's Check-up (DCU). Outcomes strongly support the experimental hypotheses and long-term effectiveness of the treatment. Overall, participants reduced the quantity and frequency of drinking by 50%, and had similar reductions in alcohol-related problems that were sustained through 12-month follow-up. The DCU seems to be effective in enhancing problem drinkers' motivation for change.
URLhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=15780546
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