Importance Unhealthy alcohol use is common, increasing, and a leading cause of premature
mortality. Objective To review literature on the effectiveness and harms of screening and …

Background Excessive drinking is a significant cause of mortality, morbidity and social
problems in many countries. Brief interventions aim to reduce alcohol consumption and …

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is a comprehensive and
integrated approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment services through …

Background: Alcohol misuse, which includes the full spectrum from risky drinking to alcohol
dependence, is a leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Purpose: To …

Objective The purpose of this paper is to summarize the best evidence regarding the impact
of providing patient-reported outcomes (PRO) information to health care professionals in …

Background Precisely defining the different applications of patient-reported outcome
measures (PROs) in clinical practice can be difficult. This is because the intervention is …

Rationale, aims and objectives Regular use of patient‐reported outcome measures
(PROMs) by health care providers in their routine practice may help to improve the quality of …

Background The opportunity to improve care by delivering decision support to clinicians at
the point of care represents one of the main incentives for implementing sophisticated …

Background: Primary health care visits offer opportunities to identify and intervene with risky
or harmful drinkers to reduce alcohol consumption. Purpose: To systematically review …

Abstract Objectives Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) is an important quality tool for
measuring outcome of treatment in health care. The objective of this article is to summarize …