Authors: James C Lin Mitchell P Karno Lingqi Tang Kristen L Barry Frederic C Blow James W Davis Karina D Ramirez Sandra Welgreen Marc Hoffing Alison A Moore
Publish Date: 2010/01/26
Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Pages: 334-339
Abstract
In univariate analyses compared to those who remained at risk those who achieved not atrisk outcome at 3 months were more likely to be women Hispanic or nonwhite have lower levels of education consume less alcohol drink less frequently and have lower baseline number of risks In mixedeffects logistic regression models completing all three health educator calls increased the odds of achieving not atrisk outcome compared to not completing any calls at 3 months OR 531 95 CI 192–147 p = 0001 but not at 12 months OR 201 95 CI 071–567 p = 018Telephonebased intervention delivered by a health educator was moderately efficacious in reducing atrisk drinking at 3 months after enrollment among older adults receiving a multifaceted intervention in primary care settings however the effect was not sustained at 12 months
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