It is intended for physicians and nurses, to promote CRC screening actively during a synchronous medical visit with the patient, by means of a structured brief recommendation to this effect.
Even a single, 5-min session of structured brief advice on alcohol using a recognized, evidence-based resource based on FRAMES principles (Feedback, Responsibility, Advice, Menu, Empathy and Self-efficacy) is still likely to be effective.
8– 10 Such intervention requires screening individuals initially, and then providing those whose consumption is identified as high risk with structured brief advice or an extended brief intervention, and referring to specialist treatment services those identified to be at risk of dependent drinking.
Interventions Practices were randomised to three interventions, each of which built on the previous one: a patient information leaflet control group, five minutes of structured brief advice, and 20 minutes of brief lifestyle counselling.
Patients who screen positive and provide consent to participate in the study will complete the baseline questionnaire and will then receive up to five minutes of simple structured brief advice from trained ED staff or an AHW, using the SIPS Brief Advice tool "Brief advice about alcohol risk" which has been developed for the SIPS programme.
Brief advice Patients received feedback on screening and the patient information leaflet plus five minutes of structured brief advice from practice staff based on the How much is too much?
Patients who screen positive and provide consent to participate in the study will complete the baseline questionnaire and will then receive up to five minutes of simple structured brief advice from trained staff, using the SIPS Brief Advice tool "Brief advice about alcohol risk" which has been developed for the SIPS programme.
Patients who screen positive and provide consent to participate in the study will complete the baseline questionnaire and will then receive up to five minutes of simple structured brief advice from trained ED staff, using the SIPS Brief Advice tool "Brief advice about alcohol risk".
Consequently, it is likely that the cumulative impact of screening, assessment, simple feedback, and the delivery of written information may have overwhelmed the additional input of five minutes of structured brief advice both in terms of elapsed time and the number of distinct behaviour change techniques used.
The Hospital Event Analysis Describing Significant Unanticipated Problems (HEADS-UP) trial evaluates a structured, multidisciplinary team briefing, capturing safety threats and adverse events, with rapid feedback to clinicians and service managers.
Trained staff administered a structured questionnaire, performed a brief physical examination, and laboratory tests.
