Conversations about alcohol in healthcare - cross-sectional surveys in the Netherlands and Sweden.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:This study evaluated and compared the extent, duration, contents, experiences and effects of alcohol conversations in healthcare in the Netherlands and Sweden in 2017. METHODS:Survey data in the Netherlands and Sweden were collected through an online web panel. Subjects were 2996 participants (response rate: 50.8%) in Sweden and 2173 (response rate: 82.2%) in the Netherlands. Data was collected on socio-demographics, alcohol consumption, healthcare visits in the past 12 months, number of alcohol conversations, and characteristics of alcohol conversations (duration, contents, experience, effects). RESULTS:Results showed that Swedish respondents were more likely to have had alcohol conversations (OR = 1.99; 95%CI = 1.64-2.41; p = < 0.001) compared to Dutch respondents. In Sweden,

SUBMITTER: Abidi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7057588 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature