title: A theory-based implementation program for alcohol screening and brief intervention (ASBI) in general practices: Planned development and study protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trial.
abstract: Previous studies have shown that alcohol screening and brief intervention (ASBI) in general practices can lead to significant reductions in alcohol consumption among patients, yet ASBI is rarely implemented into routine clinical practice. The aim of this paper is to describe the development and evaluation of an ASBI implementation program aimed at increasing ASBI delivery rates of general practitioners (GPs) and decreasing patients' alcohol consumption.
  
  
  
  This study protocol describes the step-wise development and evaluation of an ASBI implementation program. A four-step method is used to identify relevant determinants of change and intervention components based on the Behaviour Change Wheel and the Theoretical Domains Framework. The program will be evaluated in general practices in The Netherlands in a two-arm cluster randomised controlled trial which investigates the effect of the program on GPs' ASBI delivery behaviour as well as on patients' alcohol consumption.
  
  
  
  Effective theory- and practice-based strategies to implement ASBI in general practices are highly needed. Using a stepwise method we described the development of a program consisting of an e-learning module, a tailored feedback module and environmental support and materials. We hypothesize that this program will result in an increase of GPs' ASBI delivery behaviour. Secondly, we expect an overall decrease in percentage of patients with excessive or problematic alcohol use and a higher proportion of patients from GPs receiving the ASBI implementation program decreasing their alcohol consumption, compared to patients from GPs in the control group.
  
  
  
  NTR5539.
authors: Department of Health Promotion, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: Latifa.abidi@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
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authors: Abidi
authors: Department of Health Promotion, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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authors: A
authors: Oenema
authors: Department of Methodology & Statistics, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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authors: MJ
authors: Candel
authors: Department of Health Promotion, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands; IVO Addiction Research Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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authors: van de Mheen
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods; D058006:General Practice; D058005:General Practitioners / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D009426:Netherlands
keywords: Alcohol consumption; Brief intervention; Implementation; Screening