Practice Facilitation to Address Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Unhealthy alcohol use (UAU) is the fourth most preventable cause of death in the US. The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that primary care clinicians routinely screen all adults 18 years and older for UAU; however, this preventive service is poorly implemented.

Objective

To determine if practice facilitation improved delivery of the recommended care for UAU compared to usual care.

Design, setting, and participants

This practice-level cluster randomized clinical trial was conducted across diverse and representative primary care practices throughout Virginia. A total of 76 primary care practices enrolled between October 2019 and January 2023.

Intervention

Practices received immediate (intervention) or 6-month delayed (control) practice fac

SUBMITTER: Huffstetler AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11316228 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature