학술논문
Effectiveness of a training program for the management of risky alcohol use in primary care professionals based on motivational interviewing
Document Type
article
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Source
Atención Primaria, Vol 56, Iss 4, Pp 102835- (2024)
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Language
Spanish; Castilian
ISSN
0212-6567
Abstract
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a training program for Primary Care (PC) professionals developed to increase knowledge, attitudes, and skills for managing patients with risky alcohol use and in the motivational interview. Design: Multicenter, two-arm parallel, randomized, open-label controlled clinical trial. Setting: PC of the Andalusian Health Service. Participants: The study was completed by 80 healthcare professionals from 31 PC centers. Interventions: In both experimental and control groups, a workshop on managing patients with risky alcohol consumption and the resolution of two videotaped clinical cases with standardized patients were conducted. The experimental group attended a workshop on motivational interviewing. Main measurements: Knowledge about managing risky alcohol use, clinical performance in patients with this health problem, and assessment of the motivational interview. Results: Mean age was 39.50 ± 13.06 – SD – (95% CI: 36.59–42.41); 71.3% (95% CI: 61.1–80.9%) were women. The average score of both groups in the knowledge questionnaire before the training program was 15.10 ± 4.66, becoming 21.99 ± 3.93 points after the training (95% CI: 5.70–7.92; p