Brief Intervention for alcohol in pregnant women with criteria for Alcohol Use Disorders: an exploratory study

PELTZER, RAQUEL I.; GIMENEZ, PAULA VICTORIA; LICHTENBERGER, ALDANA; CREMONTE, MARIANA

Lübeck - Hamburg

Conferencia; 16th annual conference of INEBRIA; 2019

International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs

Background: The sub-population of patients with alcohol use disorders (AUD) is usually excluded from studies on Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI), although SBI might be effective in increasing motivation for behavior change. For that reason, the evidence is scarce among the general population and non-existent for pregnant women. The aim of this exploratory and secondary analysis of data (from an efficacy-randomized study) is to present the results of the acceptability of SBI among a group of pregnant women with criteria for AUD.Methods: 23 pregnant women with criteria for AUDs were identified in a probabilistic sampling of pregnant women who attended the Public Health Centers of Mar del Plata, Argentina, during 2016 (n = 893). Every participant received BI and referral to treatment. Screening was performed with the AUDIT (scores 16 were considered positive) and acceptability was assessed with four ad hoc questions. Consumption and related problems were evaluated three months later.Results: Of all the women who were contacted again after three months (n = 10), only one increased her AUDIT score, due to the number of standard units consumed per occasion, although episodes of binge drinking decreased. Of the nine participants who decreased their AUDIT scores, seven reported abstinence. All the participants stated that the questions were easy to answer; most of them stated that they learned something new and that they had shared the contents of the interview with others.Conclusions: Despite limitations, these results suggest that SBI may be well accepted among pregnant women with criteria for AUD