6 SBIRT Attitudes

Attachment 11: ATTITUDES QUESTIONAIRE

Web-based Skills Training for SBIRT (Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment)

August 2011

OMB # 0925-XXX

Expiration Date xx/xxxx

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SBIRT Attitudes – administered at Baseline and Post-test

	Strongly disagree (-2)	Somewhat disagree (-1)	Neither agree nor disagree (0)	Somewhat agree (1)	Strongly agree (2)
There is no time during an office visit to assess substance use, much less conduct an intervention
Substance abuse treatment doesn’t work
Patients seen in primary care settings are very unlikely to have substance use problems
Most people who have substance use problems are unemployed and not well-educated
Patients don’t want to be asked about substance use; asking will alienate them
People who use tobacco or have alcohol or drug use problems don’t want to change their behavior
It is easy to identify patients with substance use problems by observing them
Addressing substance use problems is beyond the scope of primary care
It's extremely difficult to find substance use treatment programs for patients