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Teaching hospital staff about hazardous drinking: the effect of a single intervention.

Walther M, Montse B, Silvia M, Gemma N, Antoni G

Alcohol Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain. marc.walther@hospvd.ch

AIMS: To determine if a teaching intervention on hazardous drinking could improve the knowledge, attitudes and clinical behaviour of Health Professionals (HP) in a hospital. METHODS: Changes were assessed at baseline and 1 month after the intervention through questionnaires delivered to 38 professionals and interviews with patients (N = 240). RESULTS: Knowledge of professionals improved. No changes were observed through patients' interviews. CONCLUSIONS: A single teaching session produces modest but significant changes in the management of alcohol related issues in hospital staff.

Published 18 December 2007 in Alcohol Alcohol, 43(1): 51-2.
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