Knowledge, attitudes and preventive practices of primary health care professionals towards alcohol use: A national, cross-sectional study

Primary care (PC) professionals' knowledge about alcohol use has been identified as one of the barriers PC providers face in their clinic. Both PC professionals' level of training and attitude are crucial in the clinical practice regarding alcohol use. To evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and preventive practices of Spanish PC physicians and nurses towards alcohol use. An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, multi-center study. Location: PC centers of the Spanish National Health System (NHS). Participants: PC physicians and nurses selected randomly from health care centers, and by sending an e-mail to semFYC and SEMERGEN members. Healthcare providers completed an online survey on knowledge, attitude, and follow-up recommendations for reducing alcohol intake. A descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate statistical analysis was conducted (p