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Evaluation of a workplace brief intervention for excessive alcohol consumption: the workscreen project.

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It is indicated that a workplace-based lifestyle campaign can assist self-selected employees in reducing their alcohol consumption and there was a moderately high level of participation among those identified as drinking excessively, which supports the approach of embedding a low-intensity alcohol program within the context of a broader health promotion campaign.
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This article is published in Preventive Medicine.The article was published on 2000-01-01. It has received 67 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Brief intervention & Poison control.

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Assist-linked brief intervention to reduce risky pattern of substance use in male workers employed at a tertiary care hospital in India: A randomized controlled trial

TL;DR: In this article , the authors evaluated the efficacy of brief interventions for reducing risky patterns of substance use in male workers at a tertiary-care hospital in North India, and found that the intervention was effective in reducing risky substance use, increasing readiness to change and improving the QOL of the subjects at workplace.

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TL;DR: ABSTRACT Bogren, E & Dahl, C. 2010.
Dissertation

The effect of a three-year workplace health programme on employee QRISK2 relative risk scores: a UK based case study

TL;DR: This study supports the use of WHPs to address cardiovascular risk for male employees and potential benefits of 12-month intervals between health checks, integrating individuals’ readiness to change.
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The effectiveness of workplace interventions for the prevention of alcohol use: A meta-analysis.

TL;DR: In this paper , a systematic literature search for randomized controlled trials of workplace alcohol interventions published between 1995 and 2020 was conducted in five databases, and twenty studies with 4484 participants were integrated into the meta-analysis.
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Screening and Brief Intervention in Substance Use Disorders: Its Clinical Utility and Feasibility Update from Available Literatures

TL;DR: In this article , the authors proposed a brief intervention (BI) to bring change in unhealthy or risky substance use, which is carried out by a vast array of trained professionals in various settings and it is valid across substances, age and ethnic groups.
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Diffusion of Innovations

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Motivational Interviewing: Preparing People to Change Addictive Behavior

TL;DR: The second edition of the Motivational Interviewing (MI) has been published by as mentioned in this paper, which includes 25 nearly all-new chapters, including guidelines for using their approach with a variety of clinical populations and reflect on the process of learning MI.
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Diffusion of Innovations

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the history of diffusion, some major criticisms of diffusion research, and the meta-research procedures used in the book, which is the third edition of this well-known work.
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Brief Physician Advice for Problem Alcohol Drinkers A Randomized Controlled Trial in Community-Based Primary Care Practices

TL;DR: This study provides the first direct evidence that physician intervention with problem drinkers decreases alcohol use and health resource utilization in the US health care system.
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Randomised controlled trial of general practitioner intervention in patients with excessive alcohol consumption.

TL;DR: If the results of this study were applied to the United Kingdom intervention by general practitioners could each year reduce to moderate levels the alcohol consumption of some 250000 men and 67500 women who currently drink to excess.
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