Completeness and validity of alcohol recording in general practice within the UK: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Since 2010 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended screening adults for excessive alcohol consumption to try and help prevent alcohol-use disorders. Little is known about the extent to which these recommendations are followed, and the resulting completeness and validity of alcohol-related data recording in primary care. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the completeness and accuracy of recording of alcohol use within primary care records in the UK. DESIGN AND SETTING:Cross-sectional study in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. PARTICIPANTS:We included all adult patients registered on 1st January 2018 with ≥1 year of follow-up. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES:We calculated prevalence of alcohol consumption recording overall and within patient grou

SUBMITTER: Mansfield K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6887039 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature