Background Unhealthy alcohol use includes the spectrum of alcohol consumption from risky
drinking to alcohol use disorders. Routine alcohol screening, brief intervention (BI) and …

A package of clinical strategies known as alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral
to treatment (SBIRT) is increasingly recommended for reducing unhealthy alcohol use, the …

Alcohol misuse is one of the leading causes of illness, disease, injury, and death in the
Unites States. For many patients, the emergency department (ED) visit may provide the only …

Background Screening and brief intervention (SBI) for unhealthy drinking has not been
widely implemented in primary care partly due to reliance on physicians to perform it …

Alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) is a set of clinical
strategies for reducing the burden of alcohol-related injury, disease, and disability. SBIRT is …

BACKGROUND: Nurses are in key positions to reduce the global burden associated with
alcohol, yet many are ill-prepared to screen for alcohol use and intervene accordingly. The …

Background: Inpatient healthcare providers in the United States may soon be required to
offer alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for hospital …

There is increasing emphasis on screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment
(SBIRT) for unhealthy alcohol use in the general hospital, as highlighted by new Joint …

Abstract Background and Objective Population-based alcohol screening, followed by brief
intervention for patients who screen positive for unhealthy alcohol use, is widely …

Aims and objectives. The purpose of this paper is to explore the literature on brief alcohol
intervention and to review the literature that examines the status of the clinic nurse in the …