TY - JOUR T1 - Two simple questions may be used as the first screening step for alcohol problems in primary care: systematic review JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 85 LP - 85 DO - 10.1136/eb-2014-101954 VL - 18 IS - 3 AU - Steve Allsop Y1 - 2015/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/18/3/85.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Mitchell AJ, Bird V, Rizzo M, et al. Accuracy of one or two simple questions to identify alcohol-use disorder in primary care. Br J Gen Pract 2014;64:e408–18.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full TextWhile alcohol problems are common in primary healthcare settings, and clinicians are well placed to identify and manage such problems, routine screening and identification is not the norm.Simple and efficient screening approaches may solve one potential barrier to the implementation of alcohol brief interventions, but other factors may also need to be addressed.Further research needs to clarify if such an approach is effective in increasing efficient screening and implementation of indicated … ER -