USEFULNESS, LENGTH AND CONTENT OF ALCOHOL-RELATED DISCUSSIONS IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: THE EXIT POLL SURVEY
Authors: MAURI AALTO1; KAIJA SEPPÄ2
Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism, Volume 39, Number 6, November 2004 , pp. 532-535(4)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Abstract:
Aims: To evaluate patients' opinions of the usefulness of alcohol-related discussions with general practitioners (GPs), the time used for the discussion and its main content. Methods: Exit poll survey to 2000 consecutive patients right after GP consultations. Results: The response rate was 60.2% (1203/2000). Of the patients 11.6% (139/1203) reported that they were asked and/or advised about alcohol during the consultation. The time used for discussion about alcohol was mostly <4 min; longer for heavy than for non-heavy drinkers. Main topics of the discussion dealt with quantities consumed and harm caused by alcohol. The majority of the patients (81%) reported that discussions concerning alcohol were useful. In that respect heavy drinkers did not differ from non-heavy drinkers. Conclusions: Discussions about alcohol in primary health care were rare and short, but patients' opinions about their usefulness were mainly positive.Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agh090
Affiliations: 1: Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, 2: Department of Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital and
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