Cochrane · systematic review · CD004148
Effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions in primary care populations
Kaner, EFS, Beyer, FR, Muirhead, C, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library
Drugs and AlcoholAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
13
current version
GRADE rated
12
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 7.7%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 15.4%Low 3 · 23.1%Moderate 7 · 53.8%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Brief intervention compared to no or minimal intervention for people with hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption
Population: people with hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption as identified by a screening tool
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Quantity of drinking (g/week) at 12 months Brief intervention vs no or minimal intervention | no estimate extracted | 34 studies · 15197 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Frequency of drinking (no. binges/wk) at 12 months Brief intervention vs no or minimal intervention | no estimate extracted | 15 studies · 6946 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Frequency of drinking (no. days drinking/wk) at 12 months Brief intervention vs no or minimal intervention | no estimate extracted | 11 studies · 5469 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Intensity of drinking (g/drinking day) at 12 months Brief intervention vs no or minimal intervention | no estimate extracted | 10 studies · 3128 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Adverse effects Brief intervention vs no or minimal intervention | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 5 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Extended intervention compared to no or minimal intervention for people with hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption
Population: people with hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Quantity of drinking (g/week) at 12 months Extended intervention vs no or minimal intervention | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 1296 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Frequency of drinking (no. binges/wk) at 12 months Extended intervention vs no or minimal intervention | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 456 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Frequency of drinking (no. days drinking/week) at 12 months Extended intervention vs no or minimal intervention | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 319 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Intensity of drinking (g/drinking day) at 12 months Extended intervention vs no or minimal intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 158 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Extended intervention compared to brief intervention for people with hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption
Population: people with hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Quantity of drinking (g/week) at 12 months Extended intervention vs brief intervention | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 552 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Frequency of binge drinking (no. binges/wk) at 12 months ‐ not measured Extended intervention vs brief intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Frequency of drinking (no. days drinking/week) at 12 months Extended intervention vs brief intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 147 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Intensity of drinking (g/drinking day) at 12 months Extended intervention vs brief intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 147 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |