2004
Screening and brief intervention in the emergency department.
D'Onofrio G, Degutis LC. Screening and brief intervention in the emergency department. Alcohol Research 2004, 28: 63-72. PMID: 19006993, PMCID: PMC6601646.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Improving emergency medicine residents' approach to patients with alcohol problems: A controlled educational trial
D'Onofrio G, Nadel ES, Degutis LC, Sullivan LM, Casper K, Bernstein E, Samet JH. Improving emergency medicine residents' approach to patients with alcohol problems: A controlled educational trial. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2002, 40: 50-62. PMID: 12085073, DOI: 10.1067/mem.2002.123693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol problemsEvidence of screeningMain outcome measuresSkills-based interventionRecord reviewMedicine residency programsEmergency departmentMedical recordsIntervention groupOutcome measuresEmergency medicine residency programsLevel ISelf-reported knowledgeControl groupKnowledge scoreEmergency Medicine Residents' KnowledgeProvider readinessPatientsSkills-based workshopEducational interventionCurrent practiceComposite scoreResidents' knowledgeInterventionSignificant differencesPreventive care in the emergency department: screening and brief intervention for alcohol problems in the emergency department: a systematic review.
D'Onofrio G, Degutis L. Preventive care in the emergency department: screening and brief intervention for alcohol problems in the emergency department: a systematic review. Academic Emergency Medicine 2002, 9: 627-38. PMID: 12045080, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2002.tb02304.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentU.S. Preventive Services Task Force reportAlcohol-related problemsSystematic reviewMethodology of systematic reviewsMethodological scoring systemPrevention of mortalityPrimary outcome measureBrief interventionPreventive careIncreased referralsED-basedOutcome measuresTask Force ReportExplanatory pieceTeam membersCochrane LibraryPrimary articlesAlcohol problemsStudy populationClinical practiceDecreased consumptionInterventionCollege settingPublished criteria
1998
Screening for alcohol problems in emergency department patients with minor injury: results and recommendations for practice and policy
Degutis L. Screening for alcohol problems in emergency department patients with minor injury: results and recommendations for practice and policy. Contemporary Drug Problems 1998, 25: 463-475. DOI: 10.1177/009145099802500304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinor injuriesAlcohol problemsOverall screening ratesEmergency department patientsBlood alcohol concentrationPhysician screeningDepartment patientsUrban EDCAGE questionsED physiciansED settingScreening ratesOne-year periodAlcohol use frequencyInjuryAlcohol testPatientsAlcohol concentrationUse frequencyScreening processMultiple strategiesIndividual variationPhysiciansMonths