Impact of a primary care training program on the prevention and management of unhealthy alcohol use: A quasi-experimental study

•Motivational interview increase PC providers´ communication skills on alcohol use.•Training program represents an outstanding strategy to promote PC providers´ knowledge on alcohol use.•Clinical interview skills enhance physician-patient relationship regarding alcohol consumption.•Training activiti...

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Published in:Patient education and counseling 2019-11, Vol.102 (11), p.2060-2067
Main Authors: Romero-Rodríguez, Esperanza, Pérula de Torres, Luis Ángel, Fernández García, José Ángel, Roldán Villalobos, Ana, Ruiz Moral, Roger, Parras Rejano, Juan Manuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Alcoholism - prevention & control
Communication
Communication skills
Female
Health Education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Personnel - education
Humans
Inservice Training
Male
Middle Aged
Motivational interviewing
Motivational Interviewing - methods
Nursing
Physician-patient communication
Physician-Patient Relations
Physicians, Primary Care - education
Primary Health Care
Professional Competence
Professional development
Program Evaluation - methods
Spain
Training program
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Summary:•Motivational interview increase PC providers´ communication skills on alcohol use.•Training program represents an outstanding strategy to promote PC providers´ knowledge on alcohol use.•Clinical interview skills enhance physician-patient relationship regarding alcohol consumption.•Training activities targeted to PC providers improves their attitude to address unhealthy alcohol use. To assess the impact of a training program targeted to Primary Care (PC) professionalson the acquisition of communication skills, attitudes, and knowledge about the prevention and management of unhealthy alcohol use. A quasi-experimental, pre- and post-intervention study was performed in PC centers of Cordoba (Spain). Family doctors, residents and nurses participated in the study. The intervention was based on a motivational interviewing training program, which consisted in a workshop on learning skills, attitudes and knowledge about the alcohol management. PC providers were videotaped with a standardized patient in order to check the clinical and communication competencies acquired. A descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analysis was carried out (p 
ISSN:0738-3991
1873-5134
DOI:10.1016/j.pec.2019.05.019