TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Residents' knowledge of standard drink equivalents: Implications for screening and brief intervention for at-risk alcohol use
JO  - American journal on addictions
A1  - Welsh, Christopher
A1  - Earley, Katherine
A1  - Delahanty, Janine
A1  - Wright, Katherine S.
A1  - Berens, Taylor
A1  - Williams, Adrienne A.
A1  - Barnett, Beth
A1  - DiClemente, Carlo C.
SP  - 194
EP  - 196
VL  - 23
IS  - 2
N2  - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Screening and brief intervention for reducing alcohol consumption has been demonstrated to be effective in various medical settings. The NIAAA has recommended that physicians screen all patients for at-risk and problem drinking. Often, screening is based on the concept of a "standard drink."     METHODS: We administered a survey to residents (N = 270) in order to assess their knowledge of standard drink equivalents and quantities of alcohol in various sizes of bottles.     RESULTS: Although 89% of the responders stated that they had previously learned about screening for at-risk alcohol use, the majority did not know basic facts about standard drink equivalents.     DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Many trainees are not familiar with typical standard drink equivalents. This can have a significant impact on the screening of patients for problem drinking using screening tools that rely on standard drink equivalents. (Am J Addict 2013;XX:1-3).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1055-0496
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1521-0391.2013.12080.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -