Table 1.
Characteristics at Study Entry of 287 Medical Inpatients Identified by Screening with Unhealthy Alcohol Use
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 44.4 (10.6) |
| Female, n (%) | 86 (30) |
| Currently married, n (%) | 32 (11.2) |
| Education (years), mean (SD) | 11.9 (2.5) |
| Homelessness, n (%) | 73 (25) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| African-American, n (%) | 133 (46) |
| White, n (%) | 108 (38) |
| Hispanic, n (%) | 24 (8) |
| Other, n (%) | 22 (8) |
| DSM IV Alcohol Diagnosis | |
| Alcohol dependence, n (%) | 223 (78) |
| Alcohol abuse, n (%) | 13 (4) |
| No alcohol use disorder diagnosis, n (%) | 51 (18) |
| Alcohol consumption (drinks per day, past 30 days), mean (SD) | 6.8 (8.9) |
| SOCRATES | |
| Perception of Problem, mean (SD) | 35.5 (11.1) |
| Taking Action, mean (SD) | 21.2 (5.8) |
| Depressive symptoms (CES-D score ≥16), n (%) | 203 (71) |
| Heroin or cocaine use (past 30 days), n (%) | 74 (26) |
| Physical abuse before age 18, n (%) | 116 (41) |
| Sexual abuse before age 18, n (%) | 66 (23) |
| Not spending time with heavy-drinking friends (less social pressure to drink), n (%) | 84 (29) |
| Alcohol-attributable principal diagnosis at hospital admission, n (%) | 42 (15) |
| Receipt of alcohol treatment including self-help | 127 (44.6) |
Homelessness was defined as more than 1 night spent on the streets or in a shelter over the past 3 months
SOCRATES: Stages of Change Readiness Treatment and Eagerness Scale
DSM IV: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edn
CES-D: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale
Alcohol-attributable diagnosis includes any of the following: acute alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver, alcoholic cardiomyopathy, alcoholic gastritis, alcoholic hepatits, alcohol intoxication, alcoholic liver damage, alcoholic fatty liver, alcoholic pellagra, alcoholic polyneurpoathy, alcoholic withdrawal, alcoholic withdrawal convulsion, alcoholic withdrawal delirium, alcoholic withdrawal hallucinosis, other alcoholic psychosis, alcoholic amnestic syndrome, other alcoholic dementia, alcoholic pancreatitis or other diagnoses considered alcohol-attributable by the investigator (e.g., holiday heart, alcoholic ketoacidosis, alcohol-related rhabdomyolisis)