A systematic review of alcohol interventions for people living with and beyond cancer

20 December 2017

Researchers:

Dr Grant James McGeechan; Professor Dorothy Newbury-Birch; Jennifer Ferguson; Gillian Waller & Dr Emma Louise Giles


Alcohol, Obesity, and Public Health Research Group, School of Health and Social Care, Teesside University

Key findings

  • Of 19,579 identified articles, seven were eligible for inclusion in this review. Only one related to a study which was conducted in the UK.
  • Of the seven articles, two described an intervention which had a specific focus on reducing alcohol drinking.
  • Only one article described a study where people drank less alcohol after receiving the intervention when compared to those who did not receive the intervention.