TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Improving alcohol health literacy and reducing alcohol consumption: recommendations for Germany
JO  - Addiction science and clinical practice
A1  - Manthey, Jakob
A1  - Kokole, Daša
A1  - Riedel-Heller, Steffi
A1  - Rowlands, Gill
A1  - Schäfer, Ingo
A1  - Schomerus, Georg
A1  - Soellner, Renate
A1  - Kilian, Carolin
SP  - e28
EP  - e28
VL  - 18
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: Although the detrimental health effects of alcohol are well established, consumption levels are high in many high-income countries such as Germany. Improving alcohol health literacy presents an integrated approach to alcohol prevention and an important complement to alcohol policy. Our aim was to identify and prioritize measures to enhance alcohol health literacy and hence to reduce alcohol consumption, using Germany as an example. <br><br>METHODS: A series of recommendations for improving alcohol health literacy were derived from a review of the literature and subsequently rated by five experts. Recommendations were rated according to their likely impact on enhancing (a) alcohol health literacy and (b) reducing alcohol consumption. Inter-rater agreement was assessed using a two-way intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC). <br><br>RESULTS: Eleven recommendations were established for three areas of action: (1) education and information, (2) health care system, and (3) alcohol control policy. Education and information measures were rated high to increase alcohol health literacy but low to their impact on alcohol consumption, while this pattern was reversed for alcohol control policies. The ratings showed good agreement (ICC: 0.85-0.88). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Improving alcohol health literacy and reducing alcohol consumption should be considered complementary and become part of a comprehensive alcohol strategy to curb the health, social, and economic burden of alcohol.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1940-0632
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13722-023-00383-0
ID  - ref1
ER  -