MOTIVATION FOR CHANGE IN ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION: BRIEF INTERVENTION AS A MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGY

• Autor(a) principal: Lima, Nicole Teixeira Xavier
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Lopes, Milena Riêra, Souza, Maria José Silva, Reis, Ilka Afonso, Reinaldo, Amanda Márcia dos Santos, Rabelo, Juliana Lemos, Soares, Janaína
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Cogitare Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.ufpr.br/cogitare/article/view/87709
• topic: Motivation; Primary Health Care; Alcoholism; Brief Interventions; Behavior.

Objective: to analyze the effect of brief intervention on motivation to change alcohol consumption.Method: experimental, follow-up study, conducted with 43 participants in two Basic Health Units. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, the Change Readiness Ruler, and a socioeconomic questionnaire were applied.Results: The experimental group showed a median equal to 10 points (maintenance stage) at the beginning and after 30 days. In the segment, the median was equal to eight points (action stage). The control group had a median equal to eight points at the beginning and after 30 days (action stage). In the segment, median equal to seven points (planning stage). In the 30-day intermediate evaluation, it was noted that there was a statistical difference in motivation between the two groups (p=0.029).Conclusion: it was concluded that the Brief Intervention was effective in maintaining motivation in the stages of action and maintenance of change in the consumption of alcoholic drinks.