title: [Improvement of management of hypertension by implementation of alcohol screening and subsequent interventions in primary practice].
abstract: Hypertension and alcohol use are both part of the five most important risk factors for burden of disease in Western Europe, mainly because of their impact on non-communicable diseases (NCD). Both risk factors are prevalent with high overlap among patients in primary care. Implementation of a screening for alcohol among patients of hypertension in primary care followed by brief intervention for problem alcohol use or formal treatment for people with alcohol dependence could constitute an important step to reach the goals of the Global WHO Action Plan for Prevention and Control of NCD. In addition, such an intervention could improve the management of hypertension. In a working group of experts from clinical practice and research the rationale and potential barriers for this intervention were discussed and steps for implementation in primary care were developed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Technische Universität Dresden; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Kanada; und Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, Kanada.
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rehm
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Kanada.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gmel
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Abhängiges Verhalten und Suchtmedizin, Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Mannheim; und Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kiefer
authors.affiliation: Institut für Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kreutz
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Gesundheitswissenschaften/Public Health, Medizinische Fakultät, Technische Universität Dresden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kugler
authors.affiliation: Facharztpraxis für Allgemeinmedizin, Jahnsdorf.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Müller-Walther
authors.affiliation: Facharztpraxis für Allgemeinmedizin, Berlin.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sandow
authors.affiliation: Institut für Sportwissenschaft, Abteilung Sportmedizin, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Weisser
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008403:Mass Screening; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors