Peer-Reviewed Studies
Infant Morbidity Decreases with Incentive-Based Prenatal Tobacco Interventions
A new study reveals a significant reduction in NICU (up to 55%) and preterm births due to incentive-based programs implemented to help low-income pregnant women stop smoking cigarettes. Colorado saved over 4 million dollars in healthcare costs by providing these programs and has an opportunity to save 16 million. The issue is critical because smoking in the third trimester of pregnancy is three to four times higher among women who live in poverty.
Interventions to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use among Primary Care Patients with HIV
Unhealthy alcohol use has adverse effects on HIV treatment. Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) has some evidence of efficacy but may not be sufficient for those with low motivation or comorbid substance use.
Proactive Outreach May Aid Recovery from Opioid Addiction
Using a motivational interviewing guide, a trained recovery support coach and a paramedic knock on their doors. If the survivors are home and willing to talk, the team uses motivational interviewing techniques to encourage them to enroll in the HEROES program at no cost to them.
Peers Enhance Referral to Treatment in Emergency Departments
The peer workers who staff the Medical University of South Carolina's (MUSC's) hospital emergency department go by the title “patient navigators,” and they are making progress in helping substance use disorder patients negotiate what can normally be a stormy, unfulfilling experience of care.
Sobriety Support Program Among A Dozen New Candidates for Federal Child Welfare Funding
A popular model that supports child welfare-involved parents through addiction treatment is among 12 new candidates under review for new federal funding.
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Infant morbidity decreases with incentive-based prenatal tobacco interventions
A new study reveals a significant reduction in NICU (up to 55%) and preterm births due to incentive-based programs implemented to help low-income pregnant women stop smoking cigarettes. Colorado saved over 4 million dollars in healthcare costs by providing these programs and has an opportunity to save 16 million. The issue is critical because smoking in the third trimester of pregnancy is three to four times higher among women who live in poverty.
The association between physician trust and smoking cessation: Implications for motivational intervi
Although the relationship between cigarette smoking and increased risk of malignancy has been well established, smoking remains a major public health threat in the United States. Therefore, we examined the relationship between a person's level of trust in cancer information from their physician and the likelihood of quitting smoking in order to better understand the doctor-patient relationship in the context of smoking cessation.
Brief intervention could keep lower-risk drug use from becoming riskier
Individuals who used drugs occasionally reported less use six months after a motivational interview with a health professional, while individuals who did not receive the intervention reported more use.
Psychoeducation and motivational interviewing to reduce relapses and increase patients’ involvement
Psychoeducation with motivational interviewing may increase patients' involvement in their treatment and reduce the relapse frequency.
Randomized Controlled Trial of Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavior Therapy...
These findings demonstrate the effectiveness of a program of routine care integrated with motivational interviewing, cognitive behavior therapy, and family intervention over routine psychiatric care alone for patients with comorbid schizophrenia and alcohol or drug abuse or dependence.
Brief health care interventions may help lower suicide rates, study finds
That's according to a recent study, published in Jama Psychiatry, which found that brief encounters with a health care professional may lower a person's risk of attempting suicide for up to a year.