J Korean Med Sci.  2023 Jun;38(25):e192. 10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e192.

Effect of a Motivational InterviewingBased Brief Intervention on Alcohol Use Behavior in Korean Internal Medicine Settings

• Jo SJ
• Lee HK
• Lee SB
• Cho SH
• Lee SK

• KMID: 2544008
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e192

Abstract

A motivational interviewing (MI)-based brief intervention was performed with high-risk drinking outpatients screened at internal medicine settings in Korea after the doctor advised them to reduce alcohol consumption. Participants were assigned to a MI group or a control group where they received a brochure with information on the harm of high-risk drinking and tips on managing drinking habits. Four-week follow-up results showed that Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Concise (AUDIT-C) scores decreased in the MI group and the control group compared to baseline scores. The difference between groups was not significant; however, group by time interaction was significant between the two groups: the slope of decreasing AUDIT-C scores over time was greater in the intervention group than in the control group (P = 0.042). The findings suggest that short comments received from doctors might be a key component in performing brief interventions for high-risk drinking management in Korean clinical settings.

Keyword

Alcohol; Motivational Interviewing; Outpatients; Screening

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Study participant flow and follow-up rates.AUDIT-C = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Concise.aIntention-to-treat analysis adopted. Primary outcome measure was AUDIT-C score. The score range for the AUDIT-C is 0 to 12.

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