A qualitative study of anticipated barriers and facilitators to the implementation of nurse-delivered alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for hospitalized patients in a Veterans Affairs medical center

Addiction Science and Clinical Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Broyles, Lauren Matukaitis ^a,b   Rodriguez, Keri L ^a,b   Kraemer, Kevin L ^b   Sevick, Mary Ann ^a,b   Price, Patrice A ^a   Gordon, Adam J ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Alcoholism; Counseling; Focus groups; Implementation; Inpatients; Nurses; Nursing; Qualitative research; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84977469224     PISSN: 19400632     EISSN: 19400640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1940-0640-7-7     Document Type: Article

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