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Effect of a brief intervention for alcohol and illicit drug use on trauma recidivism in a cohort of trauma patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Estimate the effectiveness of brief interventions in reducing trauma recidivism in hospitalized trauma patients who screened positive for alcohol and/or illicit drug use.

Methods

Dynamic cohort study based on registry data from 1818 patients included in a screening and brief intervention program for alcohol and illicit drug use for hospitalized trauma patients. Three subcohorts emerged from the data analysis: patients who screened negative, those who screened positive and were offered brief intervention, and those who screened positive and were not offered brief intervention. Follow-up lasted from 10 to 52 months. Trauma-free survival, adjusted hazard rate ratios (aHRR) and adjusted incidence rate ratios (aIRR) were calculated, and complier average causal effect (CACE) analysis was used.

Results

We found a higher cumulative risk of trauma recidivism in the subcohort who screened positive. In this subcohort, an aHRR of 0.63 (95% CI: 0.41-0.95) was obtained for the group offered brief intervention compared to the group not offered intervention. CACE analysis yielded an estimated 52% reduction in trauma recidivism associated with the brief intervention.

Conclusion

The brief intervention offered during hospitalization in trauma patients positive for alcohol and/or illicit drug use can halve the incidence of trauma recidivism.

SUBMITTER: Cordovilla-Guardia S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5559089 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Effect of a brief intervention for alcohol and illicit drug use on trauma recidivism in a cohort of trauma patients.

Cordovilla-Guardia Sergio S Fernández-Mondéjar Enrique E Vilar-López Raquel R Navas Juan F JF Portillo-Santamaría Mónica M Rico-Martín Sergio S Lardelli-Claret Pablo P

PloS one 20170816 8

<h4>Objective</h4>Estimate the effectiveness of brief interventions in reducing trauma recidivism in hospitalized trauma patients who screened positive for alcohol and/or illicit drug use.<h4>Methods</h4>Dynamic cohort study based on registry data from 1818 patients included in a screening and brief intervention program for alcohol and illicit drug use for hospitalized trauma patients. Three subcohorts emerged from the data analysis: patients who screened negative, those who screened positive an ...[more]

PMID: 28813444

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Effect of a brief intervention for alcohol and illicit drug use on trauma recidivism in a cohort of trauma patients.

Objective

Methods

Results

Conclusion

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Effect of a brief intervention for alcohol and illicit drug use on trauma recidivism in a cohort of trauma patients.

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