Emergency Department Screening and Brief Interventions for Heavy and Hazardous use of substances: A feasibility study.
- Conditions
- Heavy and hazardous use of alcohol and or other drugsMental Health - Other mental health disordersPublic Health - Health service research
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12614001137684
- Lead Sponsor
- Kylie Travers
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1000
Patients at Waitakere hospital Emergency Dept in Waiting, Consults, Acutes and Monitored areas who are medically fit in the professional opinion of RN, Doctor or Mental Health Nurse as appropriate. Ages 18-80.
There are 2 participant groups: nurses and patients. Nurses are volunteers, selected to give a cross section of ED staff but must have at least 1 yr ED experience. Patients are a convenience sample of eligible patients who present and are cared for by a participating nurse and who agree to participate.
Emotional distress, Mentally unwell (unless MH nurse/doctor thinks it is in the best interest of the patient), chest pain, shortness of breath, life threatening condition, severe or moderate pain, cognitive impairment, any condition that makes patient unable to give informed consent. Language barrier.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method