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| Research article summary (published 29 Apr 2003): |
Education of key personnel in student pubs leads to a decrease in alcohol consumption among the patrons: a randomized controlled trial.
Full Abstract
AIMS:
To decrease alcohol consumption among patrons in student pubs by server-training programmes.
DESIGN:
Randomized controlled trial.
SETTING:
University campus.
PARTICIPANTS:
A total of 1322 students visiting local student pubs during ordinary pub evenings.
INTERVENTION:
Educational programmes were given to bartenders (n = 40) in a randomized design in six of 12 pubs on a university campus. Bartenders in control pubs were not given the programme.
MEASUREMENTS:
Breath alcohol concentration (BAC), expressed in percentage, among the patrons and the reported social atmosphere in the pub ('high', 'cosy' and 'rowdy') measured on a visual analogue scale in the pub before and after the intervention programme was given.
FINDINGS:
BACs of patrons in the intervention pubs were reduced by more than those of the patrons in the control pubs at a 1-month follow-up. The mean difference in BAC between intervention and control groups was -0.011% (95% confidence interval, 0.022-0.000). The intervention group also decreased more in reported level of 'rowdy' social atmosphere than did the control group. The mean difference was -6 points (95% confidence interval -11 to -1). No differences were found in reported 'cosy' and 'high' atmosphere.
CONCLUSION:
Alcohol levels among the patrons were decreased and the 'rowdy' social atmosphere reduced in the intervention group. Server-training programmes for personnel in student pubs could be a component in the prevention of alcohol problems in university student populations.
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Author information
Author/s: Johnsson, Kent O (KO); Berglund, Mats (M);
Affiliation: Clinical Alcohol Research, Department of 5th Year Medical Studies, Lund University, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. kent.johnsson(-atsign-)alk.mas.lu.se
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (Addiction), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-May; vol 98 (issue 5) : pp 627-33
Dates: Created 2003/05/19; Completed 2003/06/19; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12751980, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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