“…The problem addressed in this study is the consistent finding from 30 years of research that older patients of both sexes, but most notably older women, are not routinely screened for alcohol use, misuse, abuse, or dependence by nurses or physicians in primary, tertiary, and long‐term care (Arndt, Schultz, Turvey, & Petersen, 2002; Beckett, Kouimtsidis, Reynolds, & Ghodse, 2002; Kouimtsidis et al, 2003; Moore, Beck, Babor, Hays, & Reuben, 2002). Masters (2003) found that among older adults, nurses queried only 3% about alcohol intake and physicians screened only 25%.…”