216936 Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Freshmen College Students a Harm- Reduction Approach: Baseline and 3 Month Follow-up Assessment

Wednesday, November 10, 2010 : 9:06 AM - 9:24 AM

Donna M. Kazemi, PhD , Colleg of Health and Human Services,School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Mary Nies, PhD, FAAN, FAAHB , School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Linman Sun, PhDc , Mathematics and Statistics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Jacek Dmochowski, PhD , Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Samuel Walford, MA , College of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
     
Aims: This study investigated the relationship of high-risk drinking and negative consequences over the previous 90 days for freshmen college students. Effectiveness of peer delivered Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS) using Brief Motivational Intervention (BMI) was examined for reducing high-risk drinking and the associated negative consequences among freshmen college students.

Methods: Participants were 104 volunteer freshmen students from a state-supported University. Three surveys were administered: The Daily Drinking Questionnaire (DDQ), Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index (RAPI) and the Readiness to Change Questionnaire (RCQ). BMI was applied at 2 time points (t0=baseline and t1=2 weeks) to participants who screened positive for alcohol use during the previous 30 days. Personalized feedback regarding consumption, negative consequences, and readiness to change drinking behavior was provided at t1. Matched-pair t-test was used to assess changes in the amount and frequency of alcohol use. The differences in the associated negative consequences between t2= 3 months and t0 were determined using McNemar's test for correlated proportions.

Results: Significant relationships were found between quantity, frequency and negative consequences. Number of drinks (p=0.00016) and number of hours drinking (p=0.0004) decreased from t0 to t2. The number of negative consequences measured by RAPI decreased by 3.4 (p<0.0001) from baseline to t2.

Conclusions: Delivery of BMI resulted in a decrease in alcohol consumption and related negative consequences. This study contributes valuable implications for high-risk drinking interventions for freshmen college students. This study was funded by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)/Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT).

Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Public health or related research
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
Evaluate the effectiveness of Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS) using Brief Motivational Intervention (BMI) techniques for reducing high-risk drinking and associated negative consequences among freshmen college students.

Keywords: Alcohol Problems, College Students

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to present because I am the Director of the BSCR BASICS Stepped Care Recovery program. The BSCR BASICS program was established in 2008 and is sponsored by a 1.2 million grant from SAMHSA for 3 year. The program aim is to enhance and expand current alcohol abuse treatment services at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC)for freshmen students.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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