RESUMEN
The utility of two tests for the early detection of alcoholism (CBA and CAGE) is studied in a group of 247 adult patients of both sexes at the primary care environment. For the definition of the "problem drinker case", the Münchner alkoholismus test (MALT) protocol is used as "gold standard". A sensitiveness of 79 and 75% is obtained for the CBA and CAGE respectively, a specifity of 94 and 96%, and predictive positive value of 63 and 73%, with a prevalence of "problematic drinkers" of 12%. Both questionnaires are shown as efficient instruments for the secundary prevention of alcoholism in the primary care consulting rooms.
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Alcoholismo/diagnóstico , Atención Primaria de Salud , Adolescente , Adulto , Estudios de Evaluación como Asunto , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Factores de TiempoRESUMEN
We report the results of an intervention trial comparing the counseling (group A) of the general practitioner to encourage to quit smoking in dissonant smokers and an intervention based on counseling and offer of follow up at 2 and 3 weeks and at 3 and 6 months (group B). Both interventions were globally evaluated to assess the influence of the smoking habits of health professionals on the results. In the 93 group B patients there was a higher quitting rate than in group A. The rates of success after one year follow up were 26.9% and 11.9% (p less than 0.05). Forty-seven of the 152 patients were counseled by smoking physicians and 105 by non-smoking physicians; at one-year follow-up, the verified quitting rates were 10.6% and 25.7%, although the difference was not significant. It was concluded that the reinforcement of counseling by follow-up may increase the rate of quitting smoking in dissonant smokers in a primary care setting, and that the influence of the habit of the health professional can be limited through more systematic interventions.