Table 3.

Proportion of Residents Who Report a Barrier Moderately or Very Important

Barriers to Screening	n ( %)
Do not have adequate training (n of 202)	108 (53 %)
Talking with a patient about alcohol unlikely to make a difference (n of 204)	89 (44 %)
Too busy to have time to talk about alcohol with patients (n of 204)	79 (39 %)
Little financial reimbursement (n of 204)	64 (31 %)
Discussing alcohol is uncomfortable (n of 204)	58 (28 %)
Discussing alcohol threatens a good doctor–patient relationship (n of 204)	55 (27 %)