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dc.contributor.authorBright, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, C.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:30:01Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:30:01Z
dc.date.created2016-12-07T19:30:22Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationBright, S. and Williams, C. 2016. Development of Australia's first older adult-specific early intervention for alcohol-related harm: Feasibility and proof of concept. Australasian Journal on Ageing. 36 (1): pp. 52-55.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12339
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ajag.12366
dc.description.abstract

Objectives: The rate of older Australians at risk of experiencing alcohol-related harm increased by 31% over the past 10 years, yet there are no Australian age-specific early interventions. We describe the development of Australia's first age-specific early intervention protocol. Methods: Through examining effective overseas older adult-specific interventions, in addition to other relevant literature, an early intervention protocol was developed. Results: The Older Wiser Lifestyles (OWL) early intervention protocol extends protocols that have been developed overseas through providing: (i) interventions that are tailored to the person's readiness to change, including the provision of harm reduction strategies for people who are precontemplative; and (ii) individualised psychoeducational materials regarding medical conditions and medications. Conclusion: The OWL protocol has been successfully implemented in a service, and preliminary data warrant a clinical trial of the intervention. Australian health-care providers should consider the OWL protocol as a simple method to reduce the risk from alcohol consumption among older adults.

dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
dc.titleDevelopment of Australia's first older adult-specific early intervention for alcohol-related harm: Feasibility and proof of concept
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volumeEarly View
dcterms.source.startPage1
dcterms.source.endPage4
dcterms.source.issn1741-6612
dcterms.source.titleAustralasian Journal on Ageing
curtin.departmentSchool of Psychology and Speech Pathology
curtin.accessStatusOpen access via publisher


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