Table 4.
Patient Attitudes about Screening and Brief Intervention
| Questionnaire item | Response | All participants (N=183)1 % (n) | Risky drinking participants (N=79) % (n) | Participants at risk for AEP (N=30) % (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As part of my medical care, my women's health provider should feel free to ask me how much alcohol I drink. | Agree/Strongly agree | 81% (148) | 79% (62) | 83% (25) |
| I would be embarrassed if my women's health provider asked me how much alcohol I drink. | Disagree/Strongly disagree | 83% (151) | 86% (68) | 87% (26) |
| If my drinking is affecting my health (such as my blood pressure), my women's health provider should advise me to cut down on alcohol. | Agree/Strongly agree | 93% (170) | 92% (73) | 87% (26) |
| If my women's health provider offered me a blood test that could tell if I am drinking too much for my health, I would want to be tested. | Agree/Strongly agree | 75% (137) | 70% (55) | 73% (22) |
| If my women's health provider asked me how much alcohol I drink, I would give an honest answer. | Agree/Strongly agree | 92% (170) | 90% (71) | 90% (27) |
| How much alcohol I drink is personal and confidential, and my women's health provider should not ask me about it. | Disagree/Strongly Disagree | 79% (143) | 84% (66) | 87% (26) |
| If my women's health provider thinks my drinking is affecting my health, (s)he should feel free to order a blood test to see if I am drinking too much. | Agree/Strongly Agree | 74% (135) | 68% (54) | 67% (20) |
| I would be annoyed if my women's health provider asked me how much alcohol I drink. | Disagree/Strongly Disagree | 82% (150) | 82% (65) | 83% (25) |
| If my women's health provider asked me how much alcohol I drink, I would probably not give an honest answer. | Disagree/Strongly Disagree | 90% (163) | 90% (71) | 90% (27) |
1
Actual denominators varied from 181 to 183 to reflect missing data due to question nonresponse.