Emergency clinician-delivered screening and intervention for high-risk alcohol use: A qualitative analysis

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate qualitative feedback from patients who received opportunistic screening and brief intervention for harmful alcohol use during an ED attendance; to evaluate emergency staff attitudes to performing alcohol screening and delivering opportunistic brief intervention; and to document process issues associated with the introduction of routine clinician-initiated opportunistic screening and training and administration of brief intervention. Methods: Structured and semi-structured interviews with emergency staff and recipients of brief intervention. Results: Sixty-nine patients were interviewed 3 months after an ED attendance where they received emergency clinician-delivered b..