OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of the Brief Alcohol Screen and Intervention in College Students (BASICS) in a university primary care setting. PARTICIPANTS/ METHODS: Undergraduates (N = 449) participated in BASICS and electronic surveys assessing frequency/quantity of alcohol and drug use, psychosocial and mental health outcomes, and demographic information. Data were collected at baseline and 6-month follow-up between August 2006 and August 2008. RESULTS: Drinking and drug use decreased between baseline and 6 months. Participants reported an increase in protective factors and in readiness to change alcohol-related behaviors, and a decrease in alcohol-related consequences and in distress symptoms. Heavy episodic drinking at baseline significantly moderated the changes in number of drinks in a typical week and in a typical weekend, and number of drinks on the occasion drank most on a weekend. CONCLUSIONS: BASICS can be implemented in a primary health care setting and university students may reduce their alcohol and/or drug use.
OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of the Brief Alcohol Screen and Intervention in College Students (BASICS) in a university primary care setting. PARTICIPANTS/ METHODS: Undergraduates (N = 449) participated in BASICS and electronic surveys assessing frequency/quantity of alcohol and drug use, psychosocial and mental health outcomes, and demographic information. Data were collected at baseline and 6-month follow-up between August 2006 and August 2008. RESULTS: Drinking and drug use decreased between baseline and 6 months. Participants reported an increase in protective factors and in readiness to change alcohol-related behaviors, and a decrease in alcohol-related consequences and in distress symptoms. Heavy episodic drinking at baseline significantly moderated the changes in number of drinks in a typical week and in a typical weekend, and number of drinks on the occasion drank most on a weekend. CONCLUSIONS: BASICS can be implemented in a primary health care setting and university students may reduce their alcohol and/or drug use.
Authors: Tibor P Palfai; Richard Saitz; Michael Winter; Timothy A Brown; Kypros Kypri; Tracie M Goodness; Lauren M O'Brien; Jon Lu Journal: Addict Behav Date: 2014-05-09 Impact factor: 3.913
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