An integrated alcohol abuse and medical treatment model for patients with hepatitis C.


Autoria(s): Proeschold-Bell, RJ; Patkar, AA; Naggie, S; Coward, L; Mannelli, P; Yao, J; Bixby, P; Muir, AJ
Data(s)

01/04/2012

Formato

1083 - 1091

Identificador

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22134784

Dig Dis Sci, 2012, 57 (4), pp. 1083 - 1091

http://hdl.handle.net/10161/6209

1573-2568

Relação

Dig Dis Sci

10.1007/s10620-011-1976-4

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Palavras-Chave #Adult #Aged #Alcoholism #Counseling #Female #Hepatitis C, Chronic #Humans #Male #Middle Aged #Patient Care Team #Psychotherapy, Group #Temperance
Tipo

Journal Article

Cobertura

United States

Resumo

BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have high rates of alcohol consumption, which is associated with progression of fibrosis and lower response rates to HCV treatment. AIMS: This prospective cohort study examined the feasibility of a 24-week integrated alcohol and medical treatment to HCV-infected patients. METHODS: Patients were recruited from a hepatology clinic if they had an Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test score >4 for women and >8 for men, suggesting hazardous alcohol consumption. The integrated model included patients receiving medical care and alcohol treatment within the same clinic. Alcohol treatment consisted of 6 months of group and individual therapy from an addictions specialist and consultation from a study team psychiatrist as needed. RESULTS: Sixty patients were initially enrolled, and 53 patients participated in treatment. The primary endpoint was the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) alcohol composite scores, which significantly decreased by 0.105 (41.7% reduction) between 0 and 3 months (P < 0.01) and by 0.128 (50.6% reduction) between 0 and 6 months (P < 0.01) after adjusting for covariates. Alcohol abstinence was reported by 40% of patients at 3 months and 44% at 6 months. Patients who did not become alcohol abstinent had reductions in their ASI alcohol composite scores from 0.298 at baseline to 0.219 (26.8% reduction) at 6 months (P = 0.08). CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that an integrated model of alcohol treatment and medical care could be successfully implemented in a hepatology clinic with significant favorable impact on alcohol use and abstinence among patients with chronic HCV.

Idioma(s)

ENG