title: Assessing acute and critically ill patients for problem drinking.
abstract: More critically ill patients have acute drinking problems than chronic problems with alcohol dependence. A hospitalization offers an opportunity for nurses to perform a brief assessment and initiate a simple intervention to advise patients to reduce their drinking. A few minutes of advice may make a long-term difference in a patient's health.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, OH 45221-0038, USA. Lynn.Sommers@UC.edu
authors.forename: Marilyn Sawyer
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sommers
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wray
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Savage
authors.forename: Janice M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dyehouse
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D016638:Critical Illness; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires