@article{ref1,
title="Screening and intervention for alcohol problems among patients admitted following unintentional injury: a missed opportunity?",
journal="New Zealand medical journal",
year="2007",
author="Hosking, Jamie and Ameratunga, Shanthi N. and Bullen, Chris and Civil, I. and Ng, Alex and Rodgers, A.",
volume="120",
number="1249",
pages="U2417-U2417",
abstract="AIM: To describe current screening and intervention practice for alcohol problems in a New Zealand trauma centre. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of a trauma registry database at a metropolitan hospital in New Zealand, and hospital chart review for documentation of alcohol screening and intervention on a random sample of 120 adults, stratified by ethnicity and blood alcohol status, admitted following unintentional injury for the period January 2003 to December 2004. RESULTS: Among 1970 patients admitted following unintentional injury during the study period, 23% had a blood alcohol test at admission. Approximately half of these tests were positive. While 68% of charts reviewed included a general comment on alcohol use, only 7.3% recorded information that suggested a possible drinking problem. No formal alcohol screening interviews were documented, and in only 1.5% of admissions was an alcohol intervention in the hospital setting recorded. CONCLUSION: Formal screening and interventions for alcohol problems among this group of inpatients were infrequent, indicating missed opportunities to reduce alcohol-related harm and, potentially, trauma recurrence. Effective approaches for alcohol screening and intervention in the New Zealand trauma inpatient setting require review.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0028-8446",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}