Alcohol consumption in Spanish primary health care providers: a national, cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To estimate the prevalence of alcohol consumption and analyse the drinking patterns among primary healthcare (PHC) providers.

Design

Observational, cross-sectional, descriptive study.

Setting

PHC centres in the Spanish National Health System (SNHS).

Participants

Doctors and nurses who completed an online questionnaire which explored their alcohol intake, using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C) alcohol assessment tool. The study population was recruited by random sampling stratified by regions of the SNHS PHC centres.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Frequency of alcohol consumption, number of alcohol drinks on a typical day, frequency of more than six standard drinks (SDs) intake.

Results

A total of 1760 PHC provide

SUBMITTER: Romero-Rodriguez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6377550 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature