Table 2.
Alcohol Counseling and Quality of Primary Care
| Primary care quality domain | Unadjusted mean scoresa (95% CI) | Adjusted mean scoresb (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counseled n = 132 | Not counseled n = 156 | P value | Counseled n = 132 | Not counseled n = 156 | P value | |
| Communication | 85 (83–87) | 78 (75–80) | <0.001 | 85 (81–88) | 76 (73–79) | <0.001 |
| Whole-person knowledge | 70 (67–74) | 62 (59–65) | 0.001 | 67 (62–71) | 59 (55–63) | 0.005 |
| Trust | 81 (79–83) | 79 (77–80) | 0.08 | 79 (77–82) | 77 (74–79) | 0.06 |
aUnadjusted analyses account for clustering of patients by physician.
bAdjusted for sex, race, education, comorbidity, randomization, level of physician training, having met the physician previously, mean drinks per drinking day, alcohol problem score, and clustering of patients by physician