Heavy Drinking among Women Receiving Intensive Motivational Interviewing: 6-Month Outcomes. Issue 5 (20th October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Polcin, Douglas L.; Nayak, Madhabika B.; Korcha, Rachael; Pugh, Sheila; Witbrodt, Jane; Salinardi, Michelle; Galloway, Gantt; Nelson, Emily
• Is Part Of: Journal of psychoactive drugs. Volume 51:Issue 5(2019)
• Page Start: 421
• Page End: 430
• Publication Date: 2019-10-20
• Subjects: Women -- alcohol -- motivational interviewing -- intensive motivational interviewing -- heavy drinking; Hallucinogenic drugs -- Periodicals; Drug abuse -- Periodicals; Hallucinogens -- Periodicals; Psychotropic Drugs -- Periodicals; Drogues -- Périodiques; Hallucinogènes -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 616.86
• DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2019.1634302
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0279-1072

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Compared to men, women with alcohol use disorders experience more severe consequences related to drinking. Intensive Motivational Interviewing (IMI) is a new 9-session version of Motivational Interviewing (MI) designed for women with alcohol use disorders. The current study reports outcomes from a randomized clinical trial of IMI compared to a single session of MI. Data were collected at baseline, 2-month, and 6-month follow-up. In addition to a standard "intent-to-treat" (ITT) analysis, we conducted disaggregated subgroup analyses of women who were heavy drinkers and a "per protocol" (PP) analysis of women in the IMI condition who attended 7–9 sessions (80% of the IMI sample). Women in both study conditions made large reductions in drinking between baseline and 2 months that were maintained at 6 months. Generalized estimating equation (GEE) models using the full sample (N = 215) did not show time by condition differences, but heavy drinkers(n = 153) receiving IMI showed significantly larger reductions in drinking at 2- and 6-month follow-up than the comparison condition. Assessment of heavy drinkers using the PP sample showed larger between condition differences favoring IMI at both follow-up time points. Results support the efficacy of IMI in terms of reducing drinking, particularly among women who are heavy drinkers.