The introduction of the practice nurse mental health in general practices in the Netherlands: effects on number of diagnoses of chronic and acute alcohol abuse.
Latifa AbidiA OenemaP VerhaakF E S TanD van de MheenPublished in: BMC family practice (2019)
Based on the results of this study it seems that the introduction of practice nurses mental health in general practices is not associated with increased diagnoses of chronic or acute alcohol abuse. Potential explanations are barriers experienced by practice nurses to addressing alcohol use with patients and prioritization of other mental health issues over alcohol abuse. In order to improve the management of alcohol abuse by practice nurses, more research is needed on how practice nurses can be involved in diagnosing and treatment of patients with alcohol abuse.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- healthcare
- primary care
- alcohol consumption
- mental illness
- liver failure
- quality improvement
- intimate partner violence
- drug induced
- ejection fraction
- respiratory failure
- prognostic factors
- chronic kidney disease
- aortic dissection
- risk assessment
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- patient reported
- acute respiratory distress syndrome