Current practices and perceived implementation barriers for working with alcohol prevention in occupational health services: the WIRUS OHS study

Table 3 Associations between perceived implementation barriers and alcohol prevention activity, overall and differentiated according to prevention level (N = 295)

Alcohol prevention activity
Implementation barriers	All groups β (p value)	Primary β (p value)	Secondary β (p value)	Tertiary β (p value)
OHS competence, time, resources^a	−0.22** (.001)	−0.20** (.002)	− 0.14* (.034)	−0.17** (.008)
Employer, employee^b	−0.03^ns (.624)	−0.04^ns (.527)	− 0.03^ns (.651)	−0.01^ns (.945)

Results from multivariate hierarchical linear regression analyses; All models are adjusted for gender, age, professional background, OHS experience and drinking social norms; β = standardised coefficient; ^aBarriers internal to the OHS’ organisation (items: “lack of knowledge on interventions”, “lack of knowledge on importance”, “lack of time/resources”); ^bBarriers external to the OHS’ organisation (items: “lack of employer interest”, “employer resistance”, “alcohol is a private/personal matter”, “disclaimer of liability”); *p < .05; **p < .01; ^nsNon-significant (p ≥ .05)

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