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. 2013 Sep 20;2(2):e36. doi: 10.2196/resprot.2697

Table 3.

Alcohol consumption and acceptability of e-SBI at follow-up.


All drinkers AUDIT-C Score
(n=52) <5 (n=26) 5-9 (n=22) >9 (n=4)
Number of days consumed alcohol in the past 4 weeks, median (25thand 75thpercentile) 9.5 (3, 20) 4 (2, 10) 11.5 (5, 20) 23 (13.5, 28)
Number of standard drinks per typical drinking occasion in the past 4 weeks, median (25thand 75thpercentile) 2 (1, 4) 2 (1, 2) 3 (2, 6) 9 (7, 10)
Number of times more than 6 standard drinks were consumed in past 4 weeks, median (25thand 75thpercentile) 0 (0, 3) 0 (0, 0) 2 (0, 4) 10.5 (5, 15)
I found the questionnaire easy to complete, n (%)
No 3 (6) 2 (8) 0 (0) 1 (25)
Yes 48 (94) 24 (92) 21 (100) 3 (75)
I found the feedback on my drinking useful, n (%)
No 7 (14) 4 (15) 3 (14) 0 (0)
Yes 33 (65) 17 (65) 13 (62) 3 (75)
I did not receive this feedback but would like to receive it 6 (12) 4 (15) 2 (10) 0 (0)
I did not receive this feedback and am not interested in receiving it 5 (10) 1 (4) 3 (14) 1 (25)
The feedback I received on my drinking included comparisons of my drinking with the average drinking levels of others the same age and gender as me. The averages presented were, n (%):
About what I expected 23 (46) 11 (42) 9 (45) 3 (75)
Higher than I expected 5 (10) 3 (12) 1 (5) 1 (25)
Lower than I expected 3 (6) 1 (4) 2 (10) 0 (0)

I had no idea what the average was 10 (20) 7 (27) 3 (15) 0 (0)

I did not receive this feedback but would like to receive it 5 (10) 3 (12) 2 (10) 0 (0)
I did not receive this feedback and am not interested in receiving it 4 (8) 1 (4) 3 (15) 0 (0)
As a consequence of receiving the feedback the amount of alcohol I consume has, n (%):
Not changed 39 (81) 23 (92) 13 (68) 3 (75)
Decreased 9 (19) 2 (8) 6 (32) 1 (25)
Increased 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
I have sought support to reduce my drinking as a consequence of receiving the feedback, n (%)
No 37 (77) 19 (76) 15 (79) 3 (75)
Yes 11 (23) 6 (24) 4 (21) 1 (25)
I would recommend this program to a friend if I were concerned about how much they were drinking? n (%)
No 77 (34) 8 (31) 6 (30) 3 (75)
Yes 23 (66) 18 (69) 14 (70) 1 (25)