Engaging General Practice in the Prevention of Patients With Alcohol Problems

The aim of the study is to test whether or not a tailored multi-component intervention program to increase the activity of general practice teams in the prevention of hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption results in increase advice giving rate to patient with hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption and a better patient outcome in terms of hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption. The primary objectives of the proposed study are: 1. to test the (cost) effectiveness of a tailored multi-component implementation program to engage general practices (i.e. GPs, nurse practitioners or practice nurses/assistants) in the prevention of hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption, changing both providers' advice giving behaviour and patients' alcohol consumption 2. to identify predictors of effect 3. to examine whether or not the implementation of a tailored multi-component implementation program to engage general practice in the prevention of hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption is feasible.