Table 3 Screening and treatment practices for patients with critical medication or drug use
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Do you routinely screen your patients for the presence of critical medication and/or drug use? | ||
No | 73 | 62.9 |
Only on admission/start of care | 13 | 11.2 |
Only if substance misuse is suspected | 27 | 23.3 |
Regularly | 1 | 0.9 |
Not specified | 2 | 1.7 |
If yes, which screening questionnaire(s) do you use? | ||
ASSIST (Alcohol, smoking and substance involvement screening test) | 8 | 6.9 |
DIPS (Diagnostic interview for mental disorders) | 4 | 3.4 |
KFM (Short questionnaire for medication use) | 11 | 9.5 |
LBC (Lippstadt benzo check) | 2 | 1.7 |
SKID-II (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV) | 0 | 0.0 |
Other | 11 | 9.5 |
Do you screen your patients’ relatives for the presence of substance misuse? | ||
Yes, regularly | 0 | 0.0 |
Yes, but only if substance misuse is suspected | 12 | 10.3 |
No | 104 | 89.7 |
Do you carry out anti-addiction measures for patients with addiction problems? | ||
Yes | 51 | 44.0 |
No | 64 | 55.2 |
Not specified | 1 | 0.9 |