INTERVENÇÕES BREVES JUNTO A UTENTES DA ATENÇÃO PRIMÁRIA EM USO DE RISCO E NOCIVO DE ÁLCOOL

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the effect of brief interventions in decreasing alcohol use in users of a Family Health Unit. Method: a pre-experimental study, before and after evaluation (four months) of 205 users (single group). The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) was used. Data collection took place in Coimbra, Portugal, in May/June and September/October 2019. The Wilcoxon test was used to assess the effects of the interventions. Results: in the first assessment, 189 (92.2%) were in zone I; 15 (7.3%) in zone II and 1 (0.5%) in zone IV. In the follow-up, four months after the interventions with the 15 users who scored zone 2, there was a sample loss of 5, showing that 6 (60%) scored zone I, 3 (30%) zone II and 1 (10%) zone III. Conclusion: brief interventions are effective resources in the early detection of alcohol use, which are necessary for dissemination in primary health care.

Keywords

• alcoolismo
• consumo de bebidas alcoólicas
• serviços preventivos de saúde
• atenção primária à saúde
• avaliação de eficácia-efetividade de intervenções.