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

LICHTENBERGER, ALDANA; GIMENEZ PAULA VICTORIA; PELTZER, RAQUEL INÉS; CREMONTE, MARIANA

Lubeck

Conferencia; 16th annual conference of INEBRIA; 2019

International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs (INEBRIA)

Background: The sub-population of patients with alcohol use disorders (AUD) is usually excluded from studies on Screening and BriefIntervention (SBI), although SBI might be efective in increasing motivation for behavior change. For that reason, the evidence is scarceamong the general population and non-existent for pregnant women.The aim of this exploratory and secondary analysis of data (from anefcacy-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 identifedin 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 wasperformed with the AUDIT (scores 16 were considered positive) andacceptability was assessed with four ad hoc questions. Consumptionand related problems were evaluated three months later.Results: Of all the women who were contacted again after threemonths (n=10), only one increased her AUDIT score, due to the number of standard units consumed per occasion, although episodes ofbinge drinking decreased. Of the nine participants who decreasedtheir AUDIT scores, seven reported abstinence. All the participantsstated that the questions were easy to answer; most of them statedthat they learned something new and that they had shared the contents of the interview with others.Conclusions: Despite limitations, these results suggest that SBI maybe well accepted among pregnant women with criteria for AUD.