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Consultation Contexts And The Acceptability Of Alcohol Enquiry From General Practitioners - A Survey Experiment, Chun Wah Michael Tam, Louis Hion-Lam Leong, Nicholas Arnold Zwar, Charlotte Hespe
Consultation Contexts And The Acceptability Of Alcohol Enquiry From General Practitioners - A Survey Experiment, Chun Wah Michael Tam, Louis Hion-Lam Leong, Nicholas Arnold Zwar, Charlotte Hespe
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Background: General practitioners have a crucial role in detecting risky drinking in patients. However, little is known about how the context of the consultation affect patient acceptability of these discussions. Methods: During one week in May 2014, adult patients seen at a community general practice in Sydney were randomised to receive one of two postal questionnaires. Participants rated the acceptability of alcohol enquiry in 20 vignettes of general practice consultations, either within a SNAP (smoking, nutrition, alcohol, physical activity) framework (intervention) or alone (control). Results: Of the 441 patients who received the questionnaires, 144 returned completed and returned it. The …