Under what circumstances are nurses willing to engage in brief alcohol interventions? A qualitative study from primary care in Sweden

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1049-1053

  Johansson, Kjell ^a   Åkerlind, Ingemar ^a,b   Bendtsen, Preben ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Loc Hlth Care RandD U O   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol prevention; Dissemination strategies; Focus groups; Nurses; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NURSE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF CONCEPT; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF EFFICACY; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18844404886     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.09.008     Document Type: Article

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