Automated telephone interventions for problematic alcohol use in clinical and population samples: a randomized controlled trial

Claes Andersson, Mikael Gajecki, Agneta Öjehagen, Anne H Berman, Claes Andersson, Mikael Gajecki, Agneta Öjehagen, Anne H Berman

Abstract

Objective: The primary objective was to evaluate 6-month outcomes for brief and extensive automated telephony interventions targeting problematic alcohol use, in comparison to an assessment-only control group. The secondary objective was to compare levels of problematic alcohol use (hazardous, harmful or probable dependence), gender and age among study participants from clinical psychiatric and addiction outpatient settings and from population-based telephone helpline users and Internet help-seeker samples.

Results: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) was used for screening of problematic alcohol use and 6-month follow-up assessment. A total of 248 of help-seekers with at least hazardous use (AUDIT scores of ≥ 6/≥ 8 for women/men) were recruited from clinical and general population settings. Minor recruitment group differences were identified with respect to AUDIT scores and age at baseline. One hundred and sixty persons (64.5%) did not complete the follow-up assessment. The attrition group had a higher proportion of probable dependence (71% vs. 56%; p = 0.025), and higher scores on the total AUDIT, and its subscales for alcohol consumption and alcohol problems. At follow up, within-group problem levels had declined across all three groups, but there were no significant between-group differences. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01958359, Registered October 9, 2013. Retrospectively registered.

Keywords: Addiction; Alcohol; Automated; Dependence; Hazardous; Help seekers; Intervention; Outpatient; Psychiatry; Randomized; Telephone.

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Consort diagram of the trial. Shaded areas were not included in analyses

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