Abstract
Aims
Whether participants and non-participants in a pilot trial comparing an experimental healthy living intervention with an alcohol-focused intervention found the initial approach, assessment and attempted recruitment acceptable. Whether the interventions were acceptable to non-help seeking problem drinkers in hospital.
Design
A qualitative study utilising semi-structured interviews nested within an experimental design. Interviews were conducted in hospital after the initial approach to take part in the study and at six months post-randomisation in the community. The interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed thematically using QSR NVivo 10.
Setting
Two general hospitals in the North of England.
Participants
Twenty five semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients: Sixteen in hospital (10 with patients who took part in the pilot trial and 6 with patients who declined) and 9 in the community (6 who received the healthy living and 3 the alcohol-focused intervention). All 7 therapists involved were also interviewed.
Findings and Conclusions
All twenty five patients interviewed found the initial approach by the therapists acceptable. Trial participants generally acknowledged that they had an alcohol problem and did not find the approach intrusive.
Some participants reported confusion about what the pilot trial and treatment would entail, especially if ill. However, none of the 6 patients who declined said that this was due to study processes but, rather, that they felt ambivalent about alcohol treatment.
Participants found both interventions acceptable. All 6 of the healthy living participants chose alcohol as one of the three health domains to focus on. Across both groups most participants found treatment worthwhile and said that it had a positive impact on their drinking.
Whether participants and non-participants in a pilot trial comparing an experimental healthy living intervention with an alcohol-focused intervention found the initial approach, assessment and attempted recruitment acceptable. Whether the interventions were acceptable to non-help seeking problem drinkers in hospital.
Design
A qualitative study utilising semi-structured interviews nested within an experimental design. Interviews were conducted in hospital after the initial approach to take part in the study and at six months post-randomisation in the community. The interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed thematically using QSR NVivo 10.
Setting
Two general hospitals in the North of England.
Participants
Twenty five semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients: Sixteen in hospital (10 with patients who took part in the pilot trial and 6 with patients who declined) and 9 in the community (6 who received the healthy living and 3 the alcohol-focused intervention). All 7 therapists involved were also interviewed.
Findings and Conclusions
All twenty five patients interviewed found the initial approach by the therapists acceptable. Trial participants generally acknowledged that they had an alcohol problem and did not find the approach intrusive.
Some participants reported confusion about what the pilot trial and treatment would entail, especially if ill. However, none of the 6 patients who declined said that this was due to study processes but, rather, that they felt ambivalent about alcohol treatment.
Participants found both interventions acceptable. All 6 of the healthy living participants chose alcohol as one of the three health domains to focus on. Across both groups most participants found treatment worthwhile and said that it had a positive impact on their drinking.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 6 Nov 2014 |
| Event | Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) Annual Conference 2014 - York, United Kingdom Duration: 6 Nov 2014 → 7 Nov 2014 |
Conference
| Conference | Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) Annual Conference 2014 |
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| Abbreviated title | SSA Annual Conference 2014 |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | York |
| Period | 6/11/14 → 7/11/14 |
