Educational video module for increasing treatment rates for alcohol use disorders in inpatients

A study by Twohig et al evaluated the impact of an educational video module (EVM) on the treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD) in hospitalized patients with alcohol-related liver disease (ALD). This single-center prospective study involved 42 patients, and the results were compared with those of a retrospective control group. EVM increased the rates of pharmacological (50% vs 22%, P = 0.0008) and psychosocial (73.8% vs 44%, P = 0.001) treatments within 30 days post-treatment. The rate of alcohol relapse decreased significantly (7.9% vs 35.6%, P = 0.003) after the intervention. All the participants recommended the EVM. These findings suggest that standardized educational interventions can address knowledge gaps and improve treatment engagement for AUD in patients with ALD.