Teaching hospital staff about hazardous drinking: the effect of a single intervention.
OBJECTIVE
To determine if a teaching intervention on hazardous drinking could improve the knowledge, attitudes and clinical behaviour of Health Professionals (HP) in a hospital.


METHODS
Changes were assessed at baseline and 1 month after the intervention through questionnaires delivered to 38 professionals and interviews with patients (N = 240).


RESULTS
Knowledge of professionals improved. No changes were observed through patients' interviews.


CONCLUSIONS
A single teaching session produces modest but significant changes in the management of alcohol related issues in hospital staff.
Walther
Marc
M
Alcohol Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain. marc.walther@hospvd.ch
Montse
Ballbe
B
Silvia
Mondon
M
Gemma
Nieva
N
Antoni
Gual
G
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D020445:Hospitalists / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology / Q000639:trends*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*