Romero-Rodriguez, EsperanzaPerula de Torres, Luis AngelLeiva-Cepas, FernandoFernandez Garcia, Jose AngelFernandez Lopez, SaraMartin-Rabadan Muro, MariaCamarelles Guillem, FranciscoRoldan Villalobos, Ana2023-01-252023-01-252019-04-16Romero-Rodríguez E, Pérula de Torres LÁ, Leiva-Cepas F, Fernández García JÁ, Fernández López S, Martín-Rabadán Muro M, et al. Knowledge, attitudes and preventive practices of primary health care professionals towards alcohol use: A national, cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2019 May 13;14(5):e0216199http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13948Primary 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 Participants: 1,760 healthcare providers completed the survey (75.6% [95% CI 73.5-77.6] family physicians; 11.4% [95% CI 9.9-12.9] medical residents; and 12.5% [95% CI 10.9-14.1] nurses), with a mean age of 44.7 (SD 11.24, range: 26-64, 95% CI: 47.2-48.2). Knowledge was higher in family physicians (p PC providers' knowledge and preventive practices regarding alcohol use are scarce, hence specific training strategies to increase their knowledge and improve their attitude and skills with regard to this health problem should be considered a healthcare policy priority.enAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/AdultAlcohol drinkingAmbulatory care facilitiesAttitude of health personnelCross-sectional studiesElectronic mailFemaleHealth knowledge, attitudes, practiceHealth personnelHumansMaleMiddle agedPhysicians, familyPractice patterns, physiciansPrimary health careSurveys and questionnairesresearch article31083659open accessAtención primaria de saludConocimientos, actitudes y práctica en saludCorreo electrónicoEncuestas y cuestionariosMédicos de familiaPersonal de salud10.1371/journal.pone.02161991932-6203PMC6513087https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0216199&type=printablehttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6513087/pdf