Motivation to reduce drinking and engagement in alcohol misuse treatment in alcohol-related liver disease: A national health survey
Crooks, Colin J. West, Joe
Crooks, Colin J.
West, Joe
Abstract
INTRODUCTION:The study aim was to identify predictors of motivation to reduce alcohol consumption and whether motivation predicts engagement in alcohol misuse treatment in alcohol-related liver disease (ALD). METHOD(S):Data from health surveys and health-care registries were combined. RESULT(S):Of 674 patients with ALD, 65% consumed alcohol. Recent hospital admission and severe alcohol problems were associated with motivation to reduce alcohol consumption. Two-year probability for engagement in misuse treatment was 29% for patients with motivation to reduce alcohol consumption versus 6.5% for patients without motivation.DISCUSSION:ALD patients with recent hospital admission were more motivated to cut down alcohol consumption, and motivation predicted engagement in alcohol misuse treatment. This insight can help us target brief interventions.Copyright © 2022 by The American College of Gastroenterology. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited.
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Date
2022
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Article
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Alcohol misuse, Alcohol-related liver disease
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Kann, A.E., Jepsen, P., Madsen, L.G., Crooks, C. J., Fleming, K., Christensen, A.I., Lau, C.J., West, J. and Askgaard, G. (2022) 'Motivation to reduce drinking and engagement in alcohol misuse treatment in alcohol-related liver disease: A national health survey', American Journal of Gastroenterology, 117(6), pp. 918-922. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001616 https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000001616.