@article{ref1,
title="Provider training for patient-centered alcohol counseling in a primary care setting",
journal="Archives of internal medicine",
year="1997",
author="Ockene, J. K. and Wheeler, E. V. and Adams, A. and Hurley, T. G. and Hébert, J.",
volume="157",
number="20",
pages="2334-2341",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of a brief training program on primary care providers' skills, attitudes, and knowledge regarding high-risk and problem drinking. DESIGN: Training plus pretesting and posttesting for program efficacy. SETTING: Ambulatory primary care clinic; academic medical center. PARTICIPANTS: Fourteen attending physicians, 12 residents, and 5 nurse practitioners were randomized by clinical team affiliation to a Special Intervention or usual care condition of a larger study. We report the results of the training program for the Special Intervention providers. INTERVENTION: Providers received a 2-hour group training session plus a 10- to 20-minute individual tutorial session 2 to 6 weeks after the group session. The training focused on teaching providers how to perform patient-centered counseling for high-risk and problem drinkers. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Alcohol counseling skills; attitudes regarding preparedness to intervene and perceived importance and usefulness of intervening with high-risk and problem drinkers; and knowledge of the nature, prevalence, and appropriate treatment of alcohol abuse in primary care populations. RESULTS: After training, providers scored significantly higher on measures of counseling skills, preparedness to intervene, perceived usefulness and importance of intervening, and knowledge. CONCLUSION: A group training program plus brief individual feedback can significantly improve primary care providers' counseling skills, attitudes, and knowledge regarding high-risk and problem drinkers.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-9926",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}