Provision of Chronic Disease Preventive Care in Community Substance Use Services: Client and Clinician Report.

CONCLUSION: Assessment and brief advice were provided to the majority of clients for smoking, but sub-optimally for the other behaviors. Further investigation of barriers to the provision of preventive care within substance use treatment settings is required, particularly for referral to ongoing support.
PMID: 27431043 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Rural Remote Health - July 21, 2016 Category: Rural Health Authors: Tremain D, Freund M, Wye P, Wolfenden L, Bowman J, Dunlop A, Gillham K, Bartlem K, McElwaine K, Doherty E, Wiggers J Tags: J Subst Abuse Treat Source Type: research