title: Teaching hospital staff about hazardous drinking: the effect of a single intervention.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Alcohol Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain. marc.walther@hospvd.ch
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walther
authors.forename: Ballbe
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Montse
authors.forename: Mondon
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silvia
authors.forename: Nieva
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gemma
authors.forename: Gual
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Antoni
mesh_terms: 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*