Assessing midlife women for alcohol misuse: A nursing role

High-risk drinking by midlife women (35 to 59 years) in Australia has continued to increase (from 8% in 1995 to 16% in 2014) without there being a corresponding increase in healthcare treatment (Withnall et al 2014). Healthcare practitioners, particularly registered nurses, can enable early identifi...

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Published in:Australian nursing & midwifery journal 2015-05, Vol.22 (10), p.46-47
Main Authors: Withnall, Janice, Bourgeois, Sharon, Hill, Stuart
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol use
Alcoholism
Alcoholism - nursing
Community Health Nursing - organization & administration
Diagnosis
Female
Humans
In-service training
Middle Aged
Middle aged women
Nurse's Role
Nurse-Patient Relations
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing Diagnosis - methods
Practice
Risk factors
Women alcoholics
Women's Health
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Summary:High-risk drinking by midlife women (35 to 59 years) in Australia has continued to increase (from 8% in 1995 to 16% in 2014) without there being a corresponding increase in healthcare treatment (Withnall et al 2014). Healthcare practitioners, particularly registered nurses, can enable early identification of an 'alcohol problem' and help to reduce misdiagnosis by applying the three age-focused, women-oriented recommendations developed from the Australian study, Researching with Women in Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorders (RWR 2006-2014, Withnall et al 2014).
ISSN:2202-7114