The supplementary questions were asked after the AUDIT screen to avoid influencing the screening tool's results.
AUDIT screening was not done as a part of any general health assessment.
Additional questionnaires embedded within adult computerised HCs include the Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence [ 19], the alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) screening tool for hazardous alcohol use [ 20], and Kessler psychological distress scale (K10) [ 21].
Primary care was the key setting for the major World Health Organization (WHO) collaborative project that developed the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) screening instrument [ 1] and undertook the first cross-national brief intervention trial [ 2].
Patients in this medical-surgical ICU continued to acquire the outbreak organism despite review of routine practices, hand hygiene education and auditing, screening to identify colonized patients, and implementation of contact precautions for colonized and infected patients.
Nearly two thirds (n = 104, 64.2%) of the midwives informed pregnant women about the effects of alcohol consumption in pregnancy, they did not always use the recommended AUDIT screening tool (n = 66, 47.5%) to assess alcohol consumption during pregnancy, nor conduct brief intervention when indicated (n = 107, 70.4%).
The AUDIT screens for hazardous drinking (score ≥7) defined as ingestion of 60 g or more of alcohol per occasion, and for alcohol use disorder (score ≥16) which includes harmful use and alcohol dependency (according to the ICD-10 Classification system) [ 35].
The interview followed a topic guide which was informed by a literature review [ 12] and pilot study and consisted of three areas: Demography and descriptive data, including the AUDIT screening questionnaire (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) [ 34]. Experience of screening/treatment for problem alcohol use.
Ten of the 12 studies (Butler et al. 2003; Cucciare et al. 2013; Johnson et al. 2013; Karlsson and Bendtsen 2005; Kypri et al. 2008; Murphy et al. 2013; Neumann et al. 2006; Suffoletto et al. 2012; Trinks et al. 2010; Vaca et al. 2011) used the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) screening tool (Reinert and Allen 2002) or its shortened form, the AUDIT-C (Bush et al. 1998).
The 117 Mexicans under Mr. Vasconcelos have been through financial audits, psychological screening and polygraphs.
