Professional interventions to implement guidelines to prevent hazardous alcohol consumption by patients in primary care settings

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To determine the effectiveness of strategies targeting primary healthcare professionals to implement clinical guidelines on the prevention of hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption in patients attended to in primary care settings. We will evaluate the effects on processes and outcomes of care that are attributable to the implementation or dissemination strategies.