Preliminary results of a controlled educational intervention on alcohol related harm among medical students with a 12-month follow-up

Abstract

Background: There are no studies that use validated questionnaires on Alcohol Related Harm (ARH) in order to assess retention of educational programs among medical students. Objective of study to assess retention of an educational inter-vention on ARH among medical students.

Method: Seventeen fifth year medical students were assessed with the Knowledge of Psychiatric Aspects of Alcohol Questionnaire (KPAAQ) 12 months after an educational intervention on ARH and compared with a control group.

Results: Significant retention was found in the study group.

Conclusions: This preliminary research is the first controlled study on medical student retention of an ARH educational intervention using a validated questionnaire.