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Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Rev. 2015 Jun 29;34(5):508–520. doi: 10.1111/dar.12285

Table 1.

Study design, participants, and interventions for included studies

Paper	Design	Groups	n	Country	Surgery	Women	Age (M)	Alcohol risk definition	Intervention	Behavioural targets of intervention	Interventionist	Intervention timing
Kummel et al. [50]	RCT	IG vs. TAU	117	Finland	Coronary artery bypass	27.3%	IG=61 TAU = 63	Not specified	Group ‘health counselling, guidance, and adjustment education’ to	‘Physical, mental-emotional, and social abilities’ including alcohol use	Nurse	Not specified; 1 of 5 sessions took place prior to surgery
McHugh et al. [51]	RCT	IG vs. TAU	98	Scotland	Coronary artery bypass	24.5%	IG=70 TAU = 71	Not specified	Home-based health education and motivational interviewing	Tailored to patient risk (smoking, physical activity, diet, alcohol use and hypertension).	Nurse	Monthly for an average of 8 months
Shourie et al. [52]	CT	IG vs. TAU	136	Australia	Elective	19.8%	IG=55 TAU = 52	AUDIT-C > 4, > 60 g day⁻¹— men; > 40 g day⁻¹ women; and CIDI	‘Drink-less’ Intervention. Dependent drinkers also receive treatment referral.	Alcohol use only	Member of research team	IG > 7 days prior to surgery; TAU < 7 days prior to surgery
Hansen et al. [53]	CT	IG vs. TAU	132	Denmark	Hip and knee	49.2%	IG=68 TAU = 69	Men > 21 g week⁻¹; Women > 14 g week⁻¹	‘Motivational conversation’ followed by information and recommendations.	Tailored to patient risks (nutrition, health/ medication, physical activity, smoking, and alcohol use)	Nurse	Average 4 weeks prior to surgery

BI, brief intervention; CIDI, composite international diagnostic interview; CT, clinical trial; IG, intervention group; RCT, randomised clinical trial; TAU, treatment as usual.