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ArticleAddiction research & theory2023

'Really putting a different slant on my use of a glass of wine': patient perspectives on integrating alcohol into Structured Medication Reviews in general practice.

Mary Madden, Duncan Stewart, Jim Mc Cambridge

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Mary MaddenDepartment of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5749-2665
Duncan StewartCentre for Primary Health and Social Care, School of Social Professions, London Metropolitan University Department, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7355-4280
Jim Mc CambridgeDepartment of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5461-7001

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Department of Health RP-PG-0216-20002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Alcohol is often overlooked in primary care even though it has wide-ranging impacts. The Structured Medication Review (SMR) in England is a new 'holistic' service designed to tackle problematic polypharmacy, delivered by clinical pharmacists in a general practice setting. Implementation has been protracted owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study explores early patient experiences of the SMR and views on the acceptability of integrating clinical attention to alcohol as another drug linked to their conditions and medicines, rather than as a standalone 'healthy living' or 'lifestyle' question. Method: Semi-structured interviews with a sample of 10 patients who drank alcohol twice or more each week, recruited to the study by five clinical pharmacists during routine SMR delivery. Results: SMRs received were remote, brief, and paid scant attention to alcohol. Interviewees were interested in the possibility of receiving integrated attention to alcohol within a SMR that was similar to the service specification. They saw alcohol inclusion as congruent with the aims of a holistic medicines review linked to their medical history. For some, considering alcohol as a drug impacting on their medications and the conditions for which they were prescribed, introduced a new frame for thinking about their own drinking. Conclusions: Including alcohol in SMRs and changing the framing of alcohol away from a brief check with little meaningful scope for discussion, toward being fully integrated within the consultation, was welcomed as a concept by participants in this study. This was not their current medication review experience.

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Alcoholbrief interventionclinical pharmacymedicines reviewprimary health care

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PMID38465260
PMCPMC7615723

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