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Alcohol and Alcoholism Advance Access published online on September 6, 2004
Alcohol and Alcoholism, doi:10.1093/alcalc/agh090
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Received April 23, 2004
Revised July 21, 2004
Accepted July 24, 2004

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USEFULNESS, LENGTH AND CONTENT OF ALCOHOL-RELATED DISCUSSIONS IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: THE EXIT POLL SURVEY

MAURI AALTO 1* and KAIJA SEPPÄ 2

1 Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Tampere, Finland
2 Department of Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: mauri.aalto{at}ktl.fi.


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Aims: To evaluate patients' opinions of the usefulness of alcohol-related discussions with general practitioners (GPs), the time used for the discussion and its main content. Methods: Exit poll survey to 2000 consecutive patients right after GP consultations. Results: The response rate was 60.2% (1203/2000). Of the patients 11.6% (139/1203) reported that they were asked and/or advised about alcohol during the consultation. The time used for discussion about alcohol was mostly <4 min; longer for heavy than for non-heavy drinkers. Main topics of the discussion dealt with quantities consumed and harm caused by alcohol. The majority of the patients (81%) reported that discussions concerning alcohol were useful. In that respect heavy drinkers did not differ from non-heavy drinkers. Conclusions: Discussions about alcohol in primary health care were rare and short, but patients' opinions about their usefulness were mainly positive.


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