Table 2 Main findings from healthcare and patient interviews

Healthcare professionals

Overall, the 15-method was considered to being a helpful tool:

To initiate the conversation about alcohol habits.

In giving structure to a challenging treatment area.

As a flexible and individualizable option for the patients.

The method was found to have the potential of a new treatment offer for the targeted patient group.

The method was found to work well in an interdisciplinary approach. The healthcare material should be condensed.

The material should be digitalized to the broadest extent possible.

The implementation of the method needs adjustment (e.g., time spent on each step, organization of responsibilities in the practice)

Patients

The 15-method felt as a personalized approach.

The approach was perceived as having the potential to being a natural part of a bigger perspective on health and lifestyle.

The method was found to be a much-welcomed new treatment option (i.e., treatment goals, holistic perspective, logistics, less stigmatized).

The patient material should be condensed and divided into smaller pieces.

The material should be digitalized.