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Emergency Department Screening and Brief Interventions for Heavy and Hazardous use of substances: A feasibility study.

Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Heavy and hazardous use of alcohol and or other drugs
Mental Health - Other mental health disorders
Public 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
Inclusion Criteria

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.

Exclusion Criteria

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
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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