Christos Kouimtsidis
Imperial College, UK
Publications
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Research Article
Digital or In-Person Provision of Group Work in Alcohol Use Disorders? The Results of an Open-Label Study
Author(s): Maria Del Picolo, Sai Bo Cheung, Ashma Mohamed and Christos Kouimtsidis*
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated that treatment groups be provided digitally. This has created an opportunity to compare the digital provision of the Abstinence Preparation Group, a pre-habilitation intervention for people with alcohol dependence, with the pre-existing in-person provision, reported in 2016. Methods: A mixed quantitative and qualitative approach was followed. People seeking treatment for alcohol dependence from a community Alcohol Use Disorder service in England were included. Quantitative data were collected retrospectively. A selection of people was also interviewed. Results: Twenty-six (60.4%) completed the D-APG and of those, 17/26 (65.3%) achieved abstinence. Fourteen (54%) were completely abstinent at 1 month, 10 (38%) at 3 months and 8 (31%) at 6 months. Participants felt the gr.. Read More»