Patient Trajectories for Older Adults Admitted to Hospital for Alcohol-related Problems

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Conditions studied: Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol; Harmful Use, Health Risk Behaviors, Alcohol Dependence

In brief

Alcohol is contributing to many health problems and disorders, as well as accidents and social problems. Alcohol consumption has been on the rise the past 25 years, especially in Norway. The highest increase is found in older adults, in line with the development in most other countries in the western world. Older adults have a higher risk for alcohol related health problems, due to age related physiological changes, medical conditions and medications. Still, alcohol use is seldom addressed for older people. This means that older people rarely receive help to change alcohol habits. Norwegian health authorities have issued mandates ordering the regional health trusts to implement strategies in somatic hospital wards, mental health services and drug treatment services to identify and treat alcohol and drug problems affecting the patients' health. In this observational study we will explore patient trajectories three years prior to and three years after an admittance to hospital where risky or harmful alcohol consumption is identified and brief interventions are delivered. Hospitals that have implemented such strategies are invited to the study. Patient trajectories are studied in national health registries. This will provide important knowledge on what characterizes the patients identified, and what happens after they have received a brief intervention related to a hospital admittance.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04164940

Run by

Helse Stavanger HF

People needed

500

Starts

2019-10-23

Expected to finish

2030-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2023-11-24

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 21 or older, no previous alcohol use disorder or substance use disorder, admitted to hospital which has implemented screening and brief alcohol intervention strategies, written consent to participate

You may not qualify if…

• specialized treatment for alcohol use disorder og drug use disorder during the three years prior to recruitment

Where it is running

• StavangerUH — Stavanger, Norway (enrolling)

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