School of Health Sciences, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, EH21 6UU, UK.
Alcohol Alcohol. 2010 Mar-Apr;45(2):200-6. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agp084. Epub 2009 Dec 16.
This study compares the views of final year medical, and nursing and allied health professional (NAHP) students in relation to four governmental proposals impacting on the sale and purchase of alcohol.
Against a background of political will to address alcohol abuse in Scotland and moves within the National Health Service promoting a shifting of professional roles, self-completed questionnaires were administered in spring 2009 through course websites and lectures to final year medical and NAHP students.
Questionnaires were returned by 406 NAHPs and 121 medical students. Over three quarters of all students agreed with the proposed change to reduce the drink driving limit to 50 mg/100 ml blood. Less support was evident for the raising of the minimum legal purchase age for off-sales (37%), the banning of below cost price promotions of alcohol (47%) and minimum retail pricing (37%). However, there were differences between the NAHP and medical students in the case of the final two proposals; over 60% of the medical students agreed they would have a positive impact. For NAHPs, figures were 41% and 31%, respectively.
Support for four key proposals outlined by the Scottish Government to address alcohol misuse varied. Only the suggestion to lower the drink driving limit received backing overall and within students in these professions. Effectiveness of proposed restrictions on the price of alcohol was less well regarded except by medical students. Evident gaps in knowledge around health guidelines, and the finding that almost half of NAHPs disagreed that they had the appropriate knowledge to advise patients about responsible drinking advice and alcohol misuse problems, suggest a need for improved undergraduate education and continued professional development with respect to public health aspects of alcohol use.
本研究比较了医学、护理和相关健康专业（NAHP）的应届毕业生对四项影响酒类买卖的政府提案的看法。
在苏格兰解决酗酒问题的政治意愿和国家卫生服务部门推动转变专业角色的背景下，2009 年春季通过课程网站和讲座向应届医学和 NAHP 学生发放了自填式问卷。
共回收了 406 名 NAHP 和 121 名医学生的问卷。超过四分之三的学生赞成将酒驾血液酒精含量限制降低至 50mg/100ml。对于提高非销售酒类最低法定购买年龄（37%）、禁止低于成本价促销酒类（47%）和最低零售价格（37%）的提议，支持力度则较小。然而，在最后两项提议中，NAHP 和医学生之间存在差异；超过 60%的医学生认为这将产生积极影响。而 NAHP 的比例分别为 41%和 31%。
对于苏格兰政府提出的四项解决酗酒问题的关键提议，支持程度不一。只有降低酒驾限制的建议得到了整体和这些专业学生的支持。除医学生外，对拟议的酒类价格限制的有效性评价较低。在健康指南方面的知识差距明显，以及近一半的 NAHP 不同意他们有适当的知识向患者提供负责任饮酒建议和酗酒问题的建议，这表明需要改进本科教育，并就酒精使用的公共卫生方面继续进行专业发展。
