Prevalence and incidence of alcohol dependence: cross-sectional primary care analysis in Liverpool, UK.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Liverpool has high prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) compared with the rest of the UK. Early identification and referral in primary care would improve treatment for people with AUD. This study aimed to identify changes in prevalence and incidence of AUD in primary care in Liverpool, to identify local need for specialist services.

Design

Cross-sectional retrospective analysis of electronic health records.

Setting

National Health Service (NHS) Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) primary care. In total, 62 of the 86 general practitioner (GP) practices agreed to share their anonymised Egton Medical Information Systems (EMIS) data from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2021.

Participants

Patients aged over 18 years with a SNOMED code for alc

SUBMITTER: Montgomery C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10123861 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature