Table 2.
Details of included papers.
| References | Age (ethnicity) (% male) | Follow-up period (follow up rates) | Alcohol screening used and cut-off used (who screened) | Intervention (number randomized) | Control (number randomized) | QA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custody suites | ||||||
| Tobutt and Milani, (26) (England) | MIBI: mean 25 ± 3.86; BI: 32.43 ± 7.9 (75% White British, 17% Pakistani, 8% mixed race) (92% male) | 12 weeks (100%) | AUDIT 8–19 (arrest referral worker) | MIBI (no information given) (n = 5) or BI (no information given) (n = 7) |
Not applicable | MR |
| Kennedy et al. (29) (England) | >90% white | 6 months (7%) | AUDIT 8+ (various practitioners) | Various brief interventions (20–120 min) (n = 2,177) | Matched control group (n = 2,177) | HR |
| McCracken et al. (28) (England) | 93% white | 12 months (100%) | AUDIT 8+ (various practitioners) | Various brief interventions (20–120 min) (n = 4,739) | Matched control group (n = 4,711) | HR |
| Addison et al. (30) (England) | Mean 32.47 ± 10.96 (94% White British) (83%) | 6 and 12 months (25, 23%) | AUDIT 8+ (Detention Officer) | 1: Structured brief advice (5 min) (n = 165); 2: Structured brief advice (5 min) and brief lifestyle counseling (20 min) (n = 61) | Client information leaflet (n = 79) | LR |
| Magistrates court | ||||||
| Watt et al. (32) (Wales) | I: 23.6 ± 4.7 (92.4% White; 3.8% Black; 3.8 other) (100%) C: 22.8 ± 4.6 (93.9% White; 2.3 Black; 3.8% other) (100%) |
3 and 12 months (87, 75%) | AUDIT 8+ (Researcher) | 1 session of MI (15–20 min) (n = 135) | TAU (n = 134) | LR |
| Probation | ||||||
| Newbury-Birch et al. (35) (England) | Mean 31.0+10.9 (White 76%) (85%) | 6 and 12 months (68, 60%) | AUDIT 8+ (Offender Managers) | 1: Structured brief advice (5 min) (n = 178); 2: Structured brief advice (5 min) and brief lifestyle counseling (20 min) (n = 163) | Client Information leaflet (n = 184) | LR |
| Orr et al. (37) (Scotland) | 18+ no other information for the RCT | 6 and 12 months (13, 7%) | AUDIT 8–19 (Community justice staff) | BI (no information) (n = 43) | Screening and feedback (n = 39) | HR |
| Prison | ||||||
| Davis et al. (58) (USA) | Mean 45.7 ± 7.7 (49% Caucasian; 38% African-American) (97% male) | 2 months (41%) | Form-90 alcohol tool (researcher) | 1 session of MI (60 min) (n = 36) | TAU and information on local services (n = 37) | HR |
| Stein et al. (59) (USA) | Mean 34.1 ± 8.9 (71% Caucasian; 19% African-American; 7% Hispanic) (100% female) | 1, 3 and 6 months (76, 79, 79%) | AUDIT 8+ (researcher) | 2 sessions of MI (45–60 min): 2nd session 1st follow = up (n = 125) | TAU (n = 120) | LR |
| Begun et al. (42) (USA) | Mean 35.7 ± 8.7 (57% African-American; 31% White; 6% Hispanic) (100% female) | 2 months post release (20%) | AUDIT-12 8+ (researcher) | 1 session of MI (60–90 min) (n = 468) | TAU (n = 261) | MR |
| Owens et al. (60) (USA) | Mean age 34.4 ± 9.8 (27.5% Hispanic; 20% Native American/Alaskan Native; 17.5% African American; 7.5% Biracial/multiracial/other) (100% male) | Between 1 and 3 months (63%) | ASSIST (Researcher) | 1 session of MI (50–60 min) (n = 23) | 1 session of educational videos (50–60 min) (n = 17) | MR |
| Young people | ||||||
| Stein, Clair et al. (56) (USA) | Mean 17.1 ± 1.1 (33% White; 29% Hispanic; 28% African-American) (86% male) | 3 months (86%) | Risk and Consequences Questionnaire- Alcohol (Researcher) | 2 sessions of MI (1 = 90 min; 2 = 60 min) (n = 189 randomized, no breakdown given) |
2 sessions of relaxation training (1 = 90 min; 2 = 60 min) |
LR |
| Stein, Lebeau et al. (61) (USA) | Mean 17.1 ± 1.1(32% Hispanic; 30% African-American; 30% White) (84% male) |
LR | ||||
MI, Motivational Interviewing; min, minutes; TAU, Treatment as Usual.