2023
Use of an Automated Bilingual Digital Health Tool to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Latino Emergency Department Patients
Vaca F, Dziura J, Abujarad F, Pantalon M, Hsiao A, Reynolds J, Maciejewski K, Field C, D’Onofrio G. Use of an Automated Bilingual Digital Health Tool to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Latino Emergency Department Patients. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2314848. PMID: 37219901, PMCID: PMC10208138, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.14848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard care groupNumber of bingesEmergency department patientsStandard careED patientsCare groupBrief interventionDepartment patientsAlcohol screeningDisease burdenUnhealthy drinkingDigital health toolsLevel II trauma centerHealth toolsParticipants 25 yearsAlcohol-related health disparitiesTertiary care centerAdverse health behaviorsUnhealthy alcohol useHigh disease burdenAlcohol use disorderTimeline followback methodEmergency medical careSelf-reported numberHigh-risk drinking
2010
Integrating Project ASSERT: A Screening, Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Program for Unhealthy Alcohol and Drug Use Into an Urban Emergency Department
D’Onofrio G, Degutis LC. Integrating Project ASSERT: A Screening, Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Program for Unhealthy Alcohol and Drug Use Into an Urban Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2010, 17: 903-911. PMID: 20670330, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00824.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialized treatment facilitiesBrief Negotiation InterviewHealth promotion advocatesDrug useTreatment programUnhealthy alcoholED patientsEmergency departmentPercent of patientsAdult ED patientsAlcohol/drug useUrban emergency departmentLow-risk drinkingGeneral Health QuestionnaireAlcoholism guidelinesReferral completionUrban EDFacilitated referralDirect admissionHealth QuestionnaireUnhealthy drinkingAlcohol abusePatientsSeverity of useAlcohol consumption