Screening questionnaires to identify problem drinking in the primary care setting: a systematic review

Conclusion Primary healthcare workers do not routinely screen for harmful drinking in their usual practice in German-speaking countries. Brief interventions are initiated based on results of screening tests; hence, the opportunity for brief interventions is missed. However, guidance and training on validated alcohol-screening instruments and information on the content of brief interventions is currently missing in German-speaking countries.
Source: Journal of Public Health - Category: Health Management Source Type: research