Patient-level interventions to reduce alcohol-related harms in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-summary

Catherine A Staton, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Deena El-Gabri, Konyinsope Adewumi, Tessa Concepcion, Shannon A Elliott, Daniel R Evans, Sophie W Galson, Charles T Pate, Lindy M Reynolds, Nadine A Sanchez, Alexandra E Sutton, Charlotte Yuan, Alena Pauley, Luciano Andrade, Megan Von Isenberg, Jinny J Ye and Charles J Gerardo

PLOS Medicine, 2022, vol. 19, issue 4, 1-27

Abstract: Background: Disease and disability from alcohol use disproportionately impact people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). While varied interventions have been shown to reduce alcohol use in high-income countries, their efficacy in LMICs has not been assessed. This systematic review describes current published literature on patient-level alcohol interventions in LMICs and specifically describes clinical trials evaluating interventions to reduce alcohol use in LMICs. Methods and findings: In accordance with PRISMA, we performed a systematic review using an electronic search strategy from January 1, 1995 to December 1, 2020. Title, abstract, as well as full-text screening and extraction were performed in duplicate. A meta-summary was performed on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated alcohol-related outcomes. We searched the following electronic databases: PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane, WHO Global Health Library, and PsycINFO. Articles that evaluated patient-level interventions targeting alcohol use and alcohol-related harm in LMICs were eligible for inclusion. No studies were excluded based on language. Conclusions: Our review demonstrated numerous patient-level interventions that have the potential to be effective in LMICs, but further research to standardize interventions, populations, and outcome measures is necessary to accurately assess their effectiveness. Brief interventions and MI techniques were the most commonly evaluated and had the most consistent positive effect on alcohol-related outcomes. Trial registration: Protocol Registry: PROSPERO CRD42017055549 Catherine Staton and co-workers report on evidence about interventions against harmful alcohol use in low- and middle-income countries.Why was this study done?: What did the researchers do and find?: What do these findings mean?:

Date: 2022
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