A brief behavioral feedback intervention in hospital outpatients with a high cardiovascular risk.

Objective: Examining the prevalence of risk behavior and motivation to change among hospital outpatients with a high cardiovascular risk, and the implementation and results of a brief behavioral feedback intervention by internists.

Methods: One hundred and sixty-one patients completed a lifestyle questionnaire and were given personalized feedback on the results by their internists. The delivery of the feedback was monitored.

Effectiveness of opportunistic brief interventions for problem drinking in a general hospital setting: systematic review.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of opportunistic brief interventions for problem drinking in a general hospital setting.

Design: Systematic review.

Data Sources: Medline, PsychInfo, Cochrane Library, reference lists from identified studies and review articles, and contact with experts.