| Title | Addressing Alcohol-Impaired Driving: Training Physicians to Detect and Counsel Their Patients Who Drink Heavily |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 25959 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Rivara, F. P.; Dunn, Curtis; Simpson, E. |
| Source | 51 p. in various pagings : ill. |
| Corporate Creator | University of Washington. Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Research and Traffic Records |
| Publisher | United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 20000700 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Alcohol is the most common chronic disease in trauma patients, and one of the most common in patients treated in primary care. Studies have shown that brief counseling intervention in trauma centers and primary care clinics are efficient in reducing drinking and its related illness and injury. Unfortunately, although trauma centers and primary care clinics are ideal settings for such brief alcohol interventions, routine screening and brief counseling for alcohol problems is not commonly practiced by physicians in these settings. The goal of this project was to address alcohol abuse at the individual patient level and at the community level. At the individual patient level, the project encouraged physicians to perform a protocol for brief alcohol interventions to address alcohol abuse. This protocol consists of screening for alcohol problems, brief counseling, and referral. This was primarily done by offering training in this protocol to physicians, residents and medical students. The project focused on the pacific northwestern United States (Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho). /Abstract from report summary page/ |
| Rosap ID | dot:1633 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1633 |
| TRT Terms | Alcohol abuse; Physicians; Specialized training |
| General Subjects | Impaired driving, Alcohol |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
Alaska; Idaho; Montana |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
798862 |
| Contract Number | DTNH22-97-H-35072 |
| Report Number | DOT-HS-809-076; NTIS-PB2000106938 |
| Availability | NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/25000/25900/25959/DOT-HS-809-076.pdf |
| Alternative URL | http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/alcohol/impaired_driving/index.html |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |