Simon C. Moore
The effectiveness of an intervention to reduce alcohol-related violence in premises licensed for the sale and on-site consumption of alcohol: a randomized controlled trial
Moore, Simon C.; Alam, M. Fasihul; Heikkinen, Marjukka; Hood, Kerenza; Huang, Chao; Moore, Laurence; Murphy, Simon; Playle, Rebecca; Shepherd, Jonathan; Shovelton, Claire; Sivarajasingam, Vaseekaran; Williams, Anne
Authors
M. Fasihul Alam
Marjukka Heikkinen
Kerenza Hood
Dr Chao Huang C.Huang@hull.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Statistics
Laurence Moore
Simon Murphy
Rebecca Playle
Jonathan Shepherd
Claire Shovelton
Vaseekaran Sivarajasingam
Anne Williams
Abstract
Background and Aims: Premises licensed for the sale and consumption of alcohol can contribute to levels of assault-related injury through poor operational practices that, if addressed, could reduce violence. We tested the real-world effectiveness of an intervention designed to change premises operation, whether any intervention effect changed over time, and the effect of intervention dose. Design: A parallel randomized controlled trial with the unit of allocation and outcomes measured at the level of individual premises. Setting: All premises (public houses, nightclubs or hotels with a public bar) in Wales, UK. Participants: A randomly selected subsample (n=600) of eligible premises (that had one or more violent incidents recorded in police-recorded crime data; n=837) were randomized into control and intervention groups. Intervention and comparator: Intervention premises were audited by Environmental Health Practitioners who identified risks for violence and provided feedback by varying dose (informal, through written advice, follow-up visits) on how risks could be addressed. Control premises received usual practice. Measurements: Police data were used to derive a binary variable describing whether, on each day premises were open, one or more violent incidents were evident over a 455-day period following randomization. Findings: Due to premises being unavailable at the time of intervention delivery 208 received the intervention and 245 were subject to usual practice in an intention-to-treat analysis. The intervention was associated with an increase in police recorded violence compared to normal practice (hazard ratio=1.34, 95% confidence interval=1.20–1.51). Exploratory analyses suggested that reduced violence was associated with greater intervention dose (follow-up visits). Conclusion: An Environmental Health Practitioner-led intervention in premises licensed for the sale and on-site consumption of alcohol resulted in an increase in police recorded violence.
Citation
Moore, S. C., Alam, M. F., Heikkinen, M., Hood, K., Huang, C., Moore, L., …Williams, A. (2017). The effectiveness of an intervention to reduce alcohol-related violence in premises licensed for the sale and on-site consumption of alcohol: a randomized controlled trial. Addiction, 112(11), 1898-1906. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13878
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 12, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Jul 3, 2017 |
Publication Date | 2017-11 |
Deposit Date | Apr 9, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 9, 2019 |
Journal | Addiction |
Print ISSN | 0965-2140 |
Electronic ISSN | 1360-0443 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 112 |
Issue | 11 |
Pages | 1898-1906 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13878 |
Keywords | Alcohol; Environmental health; Intervention; Licensed premises; Randomized controlled trial; Violence |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1567836 |
Publisher URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/add.13878 |
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