Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Study Sample
| Variable | Intervention (N=42) |
Usual Care (N=40) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age: Mean Years (SD) | 44.8 (8.4) | 46.0 (10.5) | 0.56 |
| Race: N (%) White | 18 (43.0%) | 9 (22.5%) | 0.16 |
| Black | 14 (33.3%) | 20 (50.0%) | |
| Other (Asian, Latino, mixed, or refused) | 10 (23.0%) | 11 (27.5%) | |
| Housing status last three months: N(%)1 | |||
| Any time in own apartment | 15 (35.7%) | 14 (35.2%) | 0.95 |
| Any time in shelter | 22 (52.4%) | 21 (52.5%) | 0.99 |
| Any time in street | 4 (9.5%) | 11 (27.5%) | 0.04* |
| Baseline AUDIT-C Score: Mean (SD) | 9.0 (2.3) | 7.8 (2.9) | 0.04* |
| Alcohol Use Disorder2N (%) | 28/30 (93.3%) | 20/24 (83.3%) | 0.25 |
| Alcohol Consequences: Mean (SD) | 4.6 (2.9) | 4.3 (3.0) | 0.68 |
| Avg. # drinks/month consumed last 3 months: Median (SD) | 185.0 (251.4) | 87.3 (286.1) | 0.34 |
| Motivation to change drinking (mean of 3 items) | 8.0 (2.1) | 7.0 (2.5) | 0.08 |
| No alcohol consumption last 3 months: n (%) | 9 (21.4%) | 7 (17.5%) | 0.50 |
| Avg. # days last 3 months used other drugs Mean (SD)3 | 43.3 (48.0) | 25.9 (38.2) | 0.05* |
| Overall mental health (MCS) Mean (SD) | 36.5 (10.8) | 34.8 (11.0) | 0.51 |
| Overall physical health (PHS): Mean (SD) | 41.9 (10.8) | 40.0 (9.0) | 0.43 |
| Positive for depression: N (%) | 21 (50.0%) | 23 (57.5%) | 0.50 |
| Positive for PTSD: N (%) | 32 (76.2%) | 25 (62.5%) | 0.18 |
1
Number and percent do not show all housing situations and most women reported several housing situations
2
Inclusive of abuse and dependence; missing data for n=10 Intervention and N=16 Usual Care
3
Inclusive of prescription and nonprescription drugs: cocaine, opioids, marijuana and 6 others
*
p<.05