Skip to main content
Top
Published in: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Oral presentation

Computer self-administered screening for substance use in a university health center: a feasibility pilot

Authors: Jennifer McNeely, Ferdschneider Marcy, J Allison Smith, Sleiter Luke, Ciotoli Carlo, Leonard Noelle

Published in: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice | Special Issue 2/2015

Login to get access

Excerpt

Unhealthy use of alcohol and drugs poses a significant health problem on college campuses,[1] and student health centers are an under-utilized resource for offering substance use screening and interventions.[2, 3] As a strategy for increasing screening rates, we tested the feasibility of incorporating tablet computer self-administered screening into routine care at one university health clinic. …
Literature
1.
go back to reference Hingson R, Heeren T, Winter M, Wechsler H: Magnitude of alcohol-related mortality and morbidity among U.S. college students ages 18-24: changes from 1998 to 2001. Annu Rev Public Health. 2005, 26: 259-79. 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.26.021304.144652.CrossRefPubMed Hingson R, Heeren T, Winter M, Wechsler H: Magnitude of alcohol-related mortality and morbidity among U.S. college students ages 18-24: changes from 1998 to 2001. Annu Rev Public Health. 2005, 26: 259-79. 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.26.021304.144652.CrossRefPubMed
2.
go back to reference Nelson TF, Toomey TL, Lenk KM, Erickson DJ, Winters KC: Implementation of NIAAA College Drinking Task Force recommendations: how are colleges doing 6 years later?. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2010, 34 (10): 1687-93. 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01268.x.CrossRefPubMed Nelson TF, Toomey TL, Lenk KM, Erickson DJ, Winters KC: Implementation of NIAAA College Drinking Task Force recommendations: how are colleges doing 6 years later?. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2010, 34 (10): 1687-93. 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01268.x.CrossRefPubMed
3.
go back to reference Foote J, Wilkens C, Vavagiakis P: A national survey of alcohol screening and referral in college health centers. J Am Coll Health. 2004, 52 (4): 149-57.PubMed Foote J, Wilkens C, Vavagiakis P: A national survey of alcohol screening and referral in college health centers. J Am Coll Health. 2004, 52 (4): 149-57.PubMed
4.
go back to reference McNeely J, et al: A brief patient self-administered substance use screening tool for primary care: two-site validation study of the Substance Use Brief Screen (SUBS). Am J Med. 2015 McNeely J, et al: A brief patient self-administered substance use screening tool for primary care: two-site validation study of the Substance Use Brief Screen (SUBS). Am J Med. 2015
5.
go back to reference McNeely J, et al: Test-retest reliability of a self-administered Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) in primary care patients. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2014, 10 (14): 00025-7. McNeely J, et al: Test-retest reliability of a self-administered Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) in primary care patients. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2014, 10 (14): 00025-7.
Metadata
Title
Computer self-administered screening for substance use in a university health center: a feasibility pilot
Authors
Jennifer McNeely
Ferdschneider Marcy
J Allison Smith
Sleiter Luke
Ciotoli Carlo
Leonard Noelle
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1940-0640-10-S2-O23

Other articles of this Special Issue 2/2015

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2/2015 Go to the issue