TABLE 2—
Characteristics of Those With Positive Screens for Substance Use and for Depressive Symptoms at Baseline: Florida BRITE Project, 2006–2011
| Characteristic | No. (%)a | Days Used, Mean ±SDb |
| Substance use in past 30 d (n = 8165) | ||
| Used any alcohol | 4797 (58.7) | 18.2 ±10.4 |
| Used alcohol to intoxicationc | 2543 (31.1) | 2.1 ±0.8 |
| Intoxication with ≥ 5 drinks in 1 sitting | 1524 (18.7) | 4.4 ±8.5 |
| Intoxication with ≤ 4 drinks in 1 sitting and felt high | 1789 (21.9) | 9.7 ±8.4 |
| Used illegal drugs | 1071 (13.1) | 3.5 ±8.7 |
| Used both alcohol and drugs (on the same day) | 428 (5.2) | 6.0 ±9.4 |
| Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form (n = 6641)d | ||
| None to mild level | 881 (13.3) | |
| Moderate level | 4847 (73.0) | |
| Severe level | 913 (13.7) | |
Note. BRITE = BRief Intervention and Treatment of Elders.
a
Substance use categories include only those cases reporting ≥ 1 days.
b
Range for each substance use category was 1–30 days.
c
Data based on unduplicated cases responding to 1 or both of the 2 questions.
d
Data for Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form include only those cases that prescreened positive on the 2-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ2).