Barbershop Talk: Reducing Excessive Alcohol Consumption Among Black Men

Description

Socially disadvantaged Black men are at increased risk for unhealthy drinking habits that may, in turn, increase preventable chronic disease. This project seeks to test the effectiveness of a Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) intervention for use within barbershop settings to reduce average drinking days and the number of unhealthy drinking days. Data from this study will further our understanding of how to reduce the risk of alcohol-related morbidity and mortality among Black men. Data will also improve our understanding of strategies that can improve the implementation of evidence-based care models in non-clinical settings; thus, extending the reach of evidence-based care to communities with the highest need.

Conditions

Drinking Behavior, Drinking Excessive, Drinking

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Socially disadvantaged Black men are at increased risk for unhealthy drinking habits that may, in turn, increase preventable chronic disease. This project seeks to test the effectiveness of a Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) intervention for use within barbershop settings to reduce average drinking days and the number of unhealthy drinking days. Data from this study will further our understanding of how to reduce the risk of alcohol-related morbidity and mortality among Black men. Data will also improve our understanding of strategies that can improve the implementation of evidence-based care models in non-clinical settings; thus, extending the reach of evidence-based care to communities with the highest need.

Barbershop Talk: Reducing Excessive Alcohol Consumption Among Black Men

Barbershop Talk: Reducing Excessive Alcohol Consumption Among Black Men

Condition
Drinking Behavior
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Little Rock

UAMS, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * self-identify as Black
  • * aged 18 or older
  • * low income as defined by any indicator (e.g., Medicaid; Earned Income Tax Credit; Children's Health Insurance Plan; subsidized housing; child care subsidies; food stamps; low-income energy assistance; free/reduced lunch program; supplemental nutrition program; Head Start program).

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Arkansas,

Tiffany F Haynes, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Arkansas

Study Record Dates

2027-07-31