Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-6488
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2329-6488
+44 1223 790975
Hilda Maria Rodrigues Moleda Constant
National Service of Guidelines and Information on Prevention of Drug Use (VIVAVOZ), Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA),
Ligue 132, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
Research Article
Alcohol User Profile after a Brief Motivational Intervention in Telephone Follow-up: Evidence Based on Coping Strategies
Author(s): Hilda Maria Rodrigues Moleda Constant, Luciana Rizzieri Figueiró, Carmen Moret Tatay, Luciana Signor, Simone Fernandes, Helena Maria Tanhauser Barros and Maristela FerigoloHilda Maria Rodrigues Moleda Constant, Luciana Rizzieri Figueiró, Carmen Moret Tatay, Luciana Signor, Simone Fernandes, Helena Maria Tanhauser Barros and Maristela Ferigolo
Despite the promising results which were achieved under different intervention programs in alcohol abuse, its beneficial effects seem to vary among patients. In this way, a variable of interest might be the way to deal with a specific situation. Not surprisingly, escaping addiction has also been studied as an underlying ineffective strategy. Thus, to assess the effect of brief motivational intervention on coping strategies, a 6 months treatment was carried out in alcohol abusers. Moreover, differences among these patients’ profiles were examined according to their coping outcomes. The survey was conducted by telephone, employing the Coping Behaviours Inventory (CBI) as a dependent measure. A sample of 120 participants took part in the study. Participants were randomly assigned to 2 groups: Intervention (IBM) or control (without intervention). The analysis of the participants&rsq.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-6488.1000254