TY - JOUR TI - Implementing the SASQ tool in a primary care office DO - https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-61y4-4413 PY - 2019 AB - Purpose of study: Only one in six people are asked about their alcohol use by healthcare providers. Alcohol abuse screening is a category B recommendation by the United States Preventative Service Task force. Despite the importance of screening, primary care providers continue to find it difficult to identify and ask about alcohol abuse as part of routine care. The purpose of this project was to measure the effect of adding a validated alcohol screening tool, the Single Answer Single Question (SASQ), to patient intake forms in a primary care office. Methodology: The project used a pre/post design that included chart review, staff education and addition of a validated alcohol screening tool to patient intake forms. Results: After the conducting a chi-squared test no increase was found in alcohol screening when using the validated tool. The project did however, find a significant increase in the use of screening brief intervention follow-up rate after the intervention and educational session. Implications for Practice: In practice the results may imply that education may increase the use of an evidenced based model in a primary care office. Perhaps there should be an increase of education to encourage health care providers to use an evidenced based model for screening and follow-up of alcohol abuse. KW - Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner KW - Alcohol abuse screening KW - Alcoholism -- Diagnosis LA - English ER -