Dosage of booster phone calls following an SBIRT intervention in the emergency department for reducing substance use

Predictors of Booster Engagement Following a Web-Based Brief Intervention for Alcohol Misuse Among National Guard Members: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

“…Our findings fit within the context of previous studies. The Peer Booster group engaged in a single booster session at a rate comparable with those reported previously [ 25 ] and completed all 3 boosters at a much higher rate than in the study by Hatch-Maillete et al [ 35 ]. The Web Booster participants performed only moderately worse than those in the Longabaugh study and slightly better in completing the full course of boosters than participants in the study by Hatch-Maillette et al [ 35 ].…”

“…The Peer Booster group engaged in a single booster session at a rate comparable with those reported previously [ 25 ] and completed all 3 boosters at a much higher rate than in the study by Hatch-Maillete et al [ 35 ]. The Web Booster participants performed only moderately worse than those in the Longabaugh study and slightly better in completing the full course of boosters than participants in the study by Hatch-Maillette et al [ 35 ]. These findings suggest that largely phone-based Peer Boosters may increase booster engagement compared with in-person booster delivery, and that web-delivered boosters may be associated with similar engagement as in-person boosters.…”

“…Results showed that 65.2% (320/491) of participants attended at least 1 booster session, most people who attended one booster session attended all three boosters, and engagement was higher when boosters were delivered by peers than via an interactive website. Previous analyses of engagement in boosters have generally used emergency room populations and have reported difficulty maintaining engagement after the initial BIs, in part because of low rates of cell phone ownership and high rates of homelessness [ 25 , 35 ]. In contrast, our sample of adults actively enrolled in the National Guard is different in that nearly all participants had access to a phone or had a home address, all had income from their guard duties, and most were also employed in their civilian role.…”

“…Longabaugh et al [ 25 ] reported that for an alcohol misuse BI presented in person in the emergency room, with the booster also in person, 69% of participants completed the booster, and those who completed the booster had reduced alcohol-related consequences and injuries, whereas those without the booster did not. Hatch-Maillette et al [ 35 ] reported details of booster engagement for a drug misuse BI presented in person in an emergency department followed by two in-person booster sessions; 57.3% did the first booster and 39.1% completed both boosters. Our findings fit within the context of previous studies.…”

“…To date, limited research has sought to identify the characteristics of individuals who are likely to engage in booster sessions following BIs for alcohol and other substance use. In a recent study, Hatch-Maillette et al [ 35 ] found that people receiving a BI targeting reduced substance misuse during a visit in the emergency department were more likely to engage in phone-based booster sessions during the month following the BI if they were older, regularly employed, and if they believed substance use was related to the emergency department visit. There is also limited research on the impact of various booster delivery systems on engagement with booster sessions, as measured by the number of booster sessions completed by the participant.…”