Introduction: There is considerable evidence that general practitioners with a more positive role toward patients with hazardous alcohol use exhibit better management. Objective: To determine the role of providers and therapeutic commitment to alcohol-related problems. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted; 124 physicians from 82 general practices were randomized into intervention or control groups. Results: Multilevel regression analysis showed that physicians in the intervention group improved their therapeutic commitment by more than 0.43 on the 7-point Likert scale (95%-CI 0.13-0.73). Conclusions: The study improved the therapeutic engagement of general practitioners with patients with alcohol-related problems.

general practitioners, alcoholism, primary care, therapeutic commitment. Source: DeCS