Let's listen to patients' and GPs' perspectives on alcohol-screening research

Authors

Chun Wah Michael Tam, Fairfield Hospital, University of New South Wales
Louis Hion-Lam Leong, University of New South Wales
Nicholas Arnold Zwar, University of New South WalesFollow

RIS ID

111665

Publication Details

Tam, C. Wah Michael., Leong, L. Hion-Lam. & Zwar, N. (2015). Let's listen to patients' and GPs' perspectives on alcohol-screening research. Australian Family Physician, 44 (6), 427-428.

Abstract

Alcohol-screening questionnaires have been found to be effective in the early detection of risky drinking but are rarely used by clinicians in primary care. As research agenda tend not to seek the perspectives of patients and general practitioners (GPs), the best way to address the barriers to implementation is unclear. Contemporary research to explore patient beliefs and attitudes towards alcohol enquiry by GPs is needed.