Danish Feasibility Study of a New Innovation for Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Problems in Primary Care: The 15-method
Introduction The 15-method: a new brief intervention tool for alcohol problems in primary care, has shown promising results in Sweden for mild to moderate alcohol use disorders. Objectives To evaluate the 15-method’s usability, organizational integration, and overall implementation feasibility in...
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Introduction
The 15-method: a new brief intervention tool for alcohol problems in primary care, has shown promising results in Sweden for mild to moderate alcohol use disorders.
Objectives
To evaluate the 15-method’s usability, organizational integration, and overall implementation feasibility in Danish general practice (GP) in preparation for a large-scale evaluation of the method’s effectiveness in identifying and treating alcohol problems in GP.
Methods
In the Central and Southern Region of Denmark, five general practices participated: seven doctors and eight nurses. Participants received half a day of training in the 15-method. Testing of implementation strategies and overall applicability ran for two months. A focus group interview, two individual interviews with the participating doctors, and five individual patient interviews concluded the study phase.
Results
indicate that implementation of the 15-method is feasible in Danish general practice. The healthcare professionals and patients were optimistic about the method and its possibilities. The method was considered a new patient-centred treatment offer and provided structure to a challenging topic. An interdisciplinary approach was much welcomed. Results indicate that the method is ready for large-scale assessment.
Conclusions
Implementation of the 15-method is considered feasible in Danish general practice, and large-scale evaluation is currently being planned. The results from the present feasibility study, and an overview of the large-scale evaluation, will be presented at the conference.
Disclosure
No significant relationships.
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| spelling | doaj.art-1e0eecf42c09487f8b352d2b7c15f43c2023-11-17T05:07:56ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852022-06-0165S812S81310.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.2103Danish Feasibility Study of a New Innovation for Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Problems in Primary Care: The 15-methodP. Schøler0J. Søndergaard1A. Nielsen2The University of Southern Denmark, Unit For Clinical Alcohol Research, Clinical Institute, Odense C, DenmarkThe University of Southern Denmark, Research Unit Of General Practice, Department Of Public Health, Odense, DenmarkThe University of Southern Denmark, Unit For Clinical Alcohol Research, Clinical Institute, Odense C, Denmark Introduction The 15-method: a new brief intervention tool for alcohol problems in primary care, has shown promising results in Sweden for mild to moderate alcohol use disorders. Objectives To evaluate the 15-method’s usability, organizational integration, and overall implementation feasibility in Danish general practice (GP) in preparation for a large-scale evaluation of the method’s effectiveness in identifying and treating alcohol problems in GP. Methods In the Central and Southern Region of Denmark, five general practices participated: seven doctors and eight nurses. Participants received half a day of training in the 15-method. Testing of implementation strategies and overall applicability ran for two months. A focus group interview, two individual interviews with the participating doctors, and five individual patient interviews concluded the study phase. Results indicate that implementation of the 15-method is feasible in Danish general practice. The healthcare professionals and patients were optimistic about the method and its possibilities. The method was considered a new patient-centred treatment offer and provided structure to a challenging topic. An interdisciplinary approach was much welcomed. Results indicate that the method is ready for large-scale assessment. Conclusions Implementation of the 15-method is considered feasible in Danish general practice, and large-scale evaluation is currently being planned. The results from the present feasibility study, and an overview of the large-scale evaluation, will be presented at the conference. Disclosure No significant relationships. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822021034/type/journal_articleScreening and Brief InterventionAlcohol TreatmentAlcohol use disorderGeneral Practice |
| spellingShingle | P. Schøler J. Søndergaard A. Nielsen Danish Feasibility Study of a New Innovation for Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Problems in Primary Care: The 15-method European Psychiatry Screening and Brief Intervention Alcohol Treatment Alcohol use disorder General Practice |
| title | Danish Feasibility Study of a New Innovation for Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Problems in Primary Care: The 15-method |
| title_full | Danish Feasibility Study of a New Innovation for Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Problems in Primary Care: The 15-method |
| title_fullStr | Danish Feasibility Study of a New Innovation for Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Problems in Primary Care: The 15-method |
| title_full_unstemmed | Danish Feasibility Study of a New Innovation for Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Problems in Primary Care: The 15-method |
| title_short | Danish Feasibility Study of a New Innovation for Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Problems in Primary Care: The 15-method |
| title_sort | danish feasibility study of a new innovation for screening and brief intervention for alcohol problems in primary care the 15 method |
| topic | Screening and Brief Intervention Alcohol Treatment Alcohol use disorder General Practice |
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