Table 3

Factors bivariately associated with routine alcohol enquiry, confidence and skills (N=799)

Outcome	Factor	Agreement ratio (95% CI)	p Value*
Likely to routinely ask about alcohol:
	Confidence to assess/manage	1.17 (1.11 to 1.24)	<0.001
	Able to tell if patients have problems	1.10 (1.05 to 1.16)	0.001
	Sufficient skills to assess	1.09 (1.02 to 1.17)	0.007
	Sufficient education	1.08 (1.03 to 1.14)	0.004
	Agrees regular alcohol a cancer risk	1.07 (1.01 to 1.13)	0.007
	Communication issues a barrier	1.06 (1.01 to 1.12)	0.025
	Ask depending on occupation or SES	0.92 (0.86 to 0.98)	0.003
	Fear of negative response	0.91 (0.83 to 1.00)	0.027
	Competing health issues	0.86 (0.81 to 0.92)	<0.001
	Lack of time	0.77 (0.70 to 0.85)	<0.001
Confidence in ability to assess/manage:
	Sufficient skills to assess	2.17 (1.75 to 2.70)	<0.001
	Able to tell if patients have problems	1.50 (1.33 to 1.69)	<0.001
	Sufficient education	1.48 (1.30 to 1.69)	<0.001
	Male sex	1.30 (1.14 to 1.49)	<0.001
	Patients do not always tell the truth	0.84 (0.72 to 0.98)	0.036
	Patients do not want to hear	0.83 (0.72 to 0.96)	0.008
	Competing health issues	0.73 (0.63 to 0.84)	<0.001
	Fear of negative response	0.72 (0.58 to 0.91)	0.002
	Lack of time	0.68 (0.57 to 0.83)	<0.001