AIMS: To evaluate the nutritional status and the impact of an educational intervention on nutritional behaviour in alcohol-dependent patients. METHODS: A pre-and post-intervention questionnaire and a follow-up interview were administered to 58 patients of a residential alcohol treatment service. RESULTS: Females were at lower risk of being overweight than males, even after adjusting for amount and preferred type of alcohol beverage. Before intervention, 19% consumed 3 meals/day. Following the educational intervention, 22.2% of participants improved their knowledge. After 6 months, when 45 patients agreed to a telephone interview of whom 80% reported continued abstinence, 70.7% reported eating more than 3 meals/day. CONCLUSIONS:Nutritional behaviour of alcohol patients after residential treatments improved during follow-up, and it is possible that an educational intervention to increase knowledge on healthy nutrition style may have contributed.
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AIMS: To evaluate the nutritional status and the impact of an educational intervention on nutritional behaviour in alcohol-dependent patients. METHODS: A pre-and post-intervention questionnaire and a follow-up interview were administered to 58 patients of a residential alcohol treatment service. RESULTS: Females were at lower risk of being overweight than males, even after adjusting for amount and preferred type of alcohol beverage. Before intervention, 19% consumed 3 meals/day. Following the educational intervention, 22.2% of participants improved their knowledge. After 6 months, when 45 patients agreed to a telephone interview of whom 80% reported continued abstinence, 70.7% reported eating more than 3 meals/day. CONCLUSIONS: Nutritional behaviour of alcoholpatients after residential treatments improved during follow-up, and it is possible that an educational intervention to increase knowledge on healthy nutrition style may have contributed.
Authors: Danika Tremain; Megan Freund; Luke Wolfenden; Paula Wye; Jenny Bowman; Adrian Dunlop; Karen Gillham; Kate Bartlem; Kathleen McElwaine; Beth Gow; John Wiggers Journal: Drug Alcohol Rev Date: 2016-06-21
Authors: Danika Tremain; Megan Freund; Paula Wye; Jenny Bowman; Luke Wolfenden; Adrian Dunlop; Kate Bartlem; Christophe Lecathelinais; John Wiggers Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2018-08-17 Impact factor: 2.692