Working with hazardous and harmful drinkers: derivation and validation of a model for predicting distinct general practitioners groups
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Methods A randomly selected and representative sample of 234 Portuguese GPs completed the Work Package 4 questionnaire of the ODHIN Project. GPs’ attitudes were measured with the Shortened Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Perception Questionnaire (SAAPPQ). Principal component and hierarchical cluster analysis were conducted to define the optimal group number. Final GP classification was achieved with K-means partitioning. Groups were compared regarding age, years of practice, sex, and type of practice (urban, rural, mixed). Logistic regression analysis was conducted to derive the classification model. The model’s specificity, sensitivity, and overall accuracy were calculated.
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