Aim: To test the hypothesis that primary health care professionals' activity in intervening in patients' alcohol drinking is low. Method: A patient questionnaire survey after consultation blind to the primary health care professionals. Subjects were 1000 16-65-year-old consecutive patients consulting a general practitioner. The response rate was 66.5%. Results: Of all participants 6.3% and of excessive drinkers 11.9% were asked about alcohol drinking at the consultation in question. Of all 64.7% and of excessive drinkers 52.4% had never been asked about drinking. Of all 6.0% and of excessive drinkers 19.0% were advised about alcohol drinking at the consultation in question. Conclusion: Alcohol drinking is rarely brought up in discussion by primary health care professionals, even in the case of excessive drinkers. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Aalto, M., Pekuri, P., & Seppä, K. (2002). Primary health care professionals’ activity in intervening in patients’ alcohol drinking: A patient perspective. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 66(1), 39–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0376-8716(01)00179-X
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