Impact of Training and Municipal Support on Primary Health Care–Based Measurement of Alcohol Consumption in Three Latin American Countries: 5-Month Outcome Results of the Quasi-experimental Randomized SCALA Trial

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Contributors

  • Peter Anderson - , Maastricht University, Newcastle University (Author)
  • Jakob Manthey - , Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, TUD Dresden University of Technology, University of Hamburg (Author)
  • Eva Jané Llopis - , Maastricht University, ESADE Business School, University of Toronto (Author)
  • Guillermina Natera Rey - , Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatria Ramon de la Fuente (Author)
  • Ines V. Bustamante - , Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (Author)
  • Marina Piazza - , Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (Author)
  • Perla Sonia Medina Aguilar - , Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatria Ramon de la Fuente (Author)
  • Juliana Mejía-Trujillo - , Corporación Nuevos Rumbos (Author)
  • Augusto Pérez-Gómez - , Corporación Nuevos Rumbos (Author)
  • Gill Rowlands - , Newcastle University (Author)
  • Hugo Lopez-Pelayo - , Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (Author)
  • Liesbeth Mercken - , Maastricht University (Author)
  • Dasa Kokole - , Maastricht University (Author)
  • Amy O’Donnell - , Newcastle University (Author)
  • Adriana Solovei - , Maastricht University (Author)
  • Eileen Kaner - , Newcastle University (Author)
  • Bernd Schulte - , University of Hamburg (Author)
  • Hein de Vries - , Maastricht University (Author)
  • Christiane Schmidt - , University of Hamburg (Author)
  • Antoni Gual - , Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (Author)
  • Jürgen Rehm - , Chair of Behavioral Epidemiology, TUD Dresden University of Technology, University of Toronto, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Author)

Abstract

Purpose: We aimed to test the effects of providing municipal support and training to primary health care providers compared to both training alone and to care as usual on the proportion of adult patients having their alcohol consumption measured. Methods: We undertook a quasi-experimental study reporting on a 5-month implementation period in 58 primary health care centres from municipal areas within Bogotá (Colombia), Mexico City (Mexico), and Lima (Peru). Within the municipal areas, units were randomized to four arms: (1) care as usual (control); (2) training alone; (3) training and municipal support, designed specifically for the study, using a less intensive clinical and training package; and (4) training and municipal support, designed specifically for the study, using a more intense clinical and training package. The primary outcome was the cumulative proportion of consulting adult patients out of the population registered within the centre whose alcohol consumption was measured (coverage). Results: The combination of municipal support and training did not result in higher coverage than training alone (incidence rate ratio (IRR) = 1.0, 95% CI = 0.6 to 0.8). Training alone resulted in higher coverage than no training (IRR = 9.8, 95% CI = 4.1 to 24.7). Coverage did not differ by intensity of the clinical and training package (coefficient = 0.8, 95% CI 0.4 to 1.5). Conclusions: Training of providers is key to increasing coverage of alcohol measurement amongst primary health care patients. Although municipal support provided no added value, it is too early to conclude this finding, since full implementation was shortened due to COVID-19 restrictions. Trial Registration: Clinical Trials.gov ID: NCT03524599; Registered 15 May 2018; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03524599

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2663-2671
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of General Internal Medicine : JGIM
Volume36
Issue number9
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2021
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 33469752

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Keywords

  • AUDIT-C, brief advice, Colombia, heavy drinking, implementation, Institute for Health Care Improvement, measurement of alcohol consumption, Mexico, municipal action, Peru, primary health care