Developing accurate and transparent low‐risk drinking guidelines: implications for providers, patients and health information consumers

Abstract

The development of accurate and transparent low-risk drinking guidelines is critical to optimizing their usefulness in clinical settings and how such information is perceived by consumers of health information.This manuscript was supported by a VA HSR&D award (RCS 00-001) to C.T.

Drinking guidelines and the need for evidence beyond the epidemiological

“…Cucciare & Timko call for more evidence on the aspects of guideline development that matter most to consumers when deciding whether they believe a guideline is credible . We support this call, as there is little research available currently on how drinking guidelines are set or should be set beyond discursive accounts from those involved in guideline development processes .…”