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Table 2 Good practice alcohol management by country

From: The role of alcohol in the management of hypertension in patients in European primary health care practices – a survey in the largest European Union countries

 

France

N = 512

Germany

N = 191

Italy

N = 360

Spain

N = 897

UK

N = 508

Total

N = 2468

Indicator A:

      

Proportion of GPs screening at least 7 out of 10 hypertensive patients for alcohol % (CI)

5.9 (4.1–8.3)

26.7 (20.9–33.4)

36.1 (31.3–41.2)

45.8 (42.6–49.1)

42.5 (38.3–46.9)

34.0 (32.1–35.8)

Indicator B:

      

Proportion of GPs with sufficient screening (as A) and self-management of alcohol problems in patients with hazardous drinking levels % (CI)

4.5 (3.0–6.7)

18.8 (13.9–25.0)

26.1 (21.8–30.9)

35.0 (32.0–38.2)

15.7 (12.8–19.2)

22.2 (20.6–23.8)

Indicator C:

      

Proportion of GPs with sufficient screening (as A) and self-management of alcohol problems in patients with alcohol dependence a % (CI)

2.0 (1.0–3.6)

14.1 (9.9–19.8)

3.6 (2.1–6.1)

13.2 (11.1–15.5)

4.7 (3.2–7.0)

7.8 (6.8–8.9)

  1. Notes. GP General Practitioner
  2. aTreatment of alcohol problems only via brief intervention or advice did not qualify as indicator for sufficient alcohol management