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This observational study investigated patient characteristics and work processes in occupational health care (OHC) affecting practices in tackling alcohol overuse.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The data were from 3089 patient contacts gathered for quality improvement purposes in fifteen OHC units during the years 2013\u20132019 in Finland. A two-proportion z-test was performed to find associations between reason for contact, and 17 other factors, and the probability of alcohol use being checked and overuse tackled.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>OHC personnel checked alcohol use twice as often with male patients as with female patients. Employees at risk of needing sick leave were checked for alcohol use more often (55.4, 95% confidence interval 49.2\u201361.6%) than those on &gt;\u200930-day sick leave or working with permanent work disability (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.01). Alcohol use was checked in 64.1% (59.5\u201368.7%) of patients while making an individual health promotion plan compared to 36.9% of those without a plan (33.1\u201340.6%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001). Patients with depression were actively checked for alcohol use, especially in cases of major depression (72.7%, 64.0\u201381.0%). Work processes in which OHC should have been more active in checking and tackling alcohol use included assessing the need for rehabilitation (36.5%, 32.0\u201341.0%) and health check-ups (HCUs) for mental reasons (43.8%, 38.1\u201349.4%). HCUs where alcohol overuse was detected led to brief interventions to tackle the overuse in 58.1% (43.4\u201372.9%) of cases.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The study showed factors that increased OHC personnel\u2019s practices in checking and tackling alcohol use and work processes where the activity should be improved. Discussions about alcohol use took place more often with working-aged men than women, the younger the more. OHC personnel checked actively alcohol use with patients in danger of sick leave, patients treated for depression, while making an individual health promotion plan, and in planned HCUs with a confirmed protocol. 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