Effectiveness of Nurse-led Brief Intervention to Reduce the Risky Use of Alcohol and Tobacco Use Among Older Adults: Results of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial from India
The study demonstrated a reduction in risky substance use patterns among the elderly population in both the intervention and control groups. Future trials should adopt rigorous methodological approaches to provide robust clinical evidence for implementing similar interventions aimed at enhancing the well-being of elderly individuals in this setting.
Authors
- Rajeshwari Devi
- Sidharth Arya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0623-9672)
- Neeraj Mahendia
- Jaison Joseph (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6628-2165)
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal (IN)
- Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02537176241312264
- Primary Topic
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00