一个基于激励面试的简短小组干预的随机对照试验,用于经历无家可归的新兴成年人:24个月对酒精使用的影响
Joan S Tucker1, Anthony Rodriguez1, Elizabeth J D'Amico1
1RAND Corporation.
概括
在24个月的时间里,AWARE干预显著减少了滥用酒精和对无家可归的年轻成年人的负面影响. 这个简短的,激励性的计划改善了饮酒保护策略,为这个弱势群体提供了一个至关重要的工具.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 成 药物 药物 药物 药物
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
背景情况:
- 滥用酒精在无家可归的新兴成年人中普遍存在,超过稳定住房人口中的比例.
- 对于这群人群而言,存在有限的短期,基于证据的干预措施,特别是那些评估长期酒精使用结果的干预措施.
- 经历无家可归的新兴成年人代表了对物质使用干预的关键,服务不足的人群.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估24个月的酒精结果的AWARE干预新兴的成年人经历无家可归.
- 评估一个简短的基于激励面试的小组降低酒精使用和相关后果风险计划的有效性.
- 确定 AWARE 干预措施是否改善了饮酒保护策略和行为改变的动机.
主要方法:
- 一个集群随机交叉试验,涉及18至25岁的无家可归者.
- 干预组接受了AWARE (n=132),而对照组在三个临床中心接受了标准护理 (n=144).
- 测量结果包括过去一个月的酒精使用,与饮酒相关的后果,以及诸如改变动机等认知因素.
主要成果:
- 在24个月内,AWARE参与者显著减少了酒精使用和饮酒造成的负面后果.
- 在AWARE小组的参与者中,使用保护性饮酒策略的比例显著增加.
- 对照组参与者在这些测量结果中没有显著变化,除了饮酒频率.
结论:
- 在两年内,AWARE干预有效地减少了无家可归的新兴成年人的酒精使用和相关问题.
- 研究结果支持基于简短的,激励性的采访干预措施的实用性,以解决弱势,无家可归的年轻人滥用酒精的问题.
- 这项研究提供了强有力的长期证据,证明了AWARE计划在需要高的人群中的有效性.
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