Table 3.
Comparisons across alcohol intervention, tailored list only; alcohol intervention, dynamic referral; and control conditions.
| Characteristic | Intervention-provider list (n=83), n (%) |
Intervention-dynamic referral (n=14), n (%) |
Control (n=115), n (%) |
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| Outpatient alcohol abuse treatment |
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Contact with alcohol abuse treatment provider |
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Contact at 1 month | 3 (4) | 4 (29) | 10 (8.7) |
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Contact at 3 months | 5 (6) | 8 (57) | 13 (11.3) |
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Initiated treatment (evaluated by alcohol abuse treatment provider) |
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Treatment initiation at 1 month | 1 (1) | 2 (14) | 7 (6.1) |
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Treatment initiation at 3 months | 2 (2) | 4 (29) | 8 (7.0) |
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Treatment engagement, either time | 1 (1) | 2 (14) | 8 (7.0) | |
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Treatment completion | 1 (1) | 2 (14) | 7 (6.1) | |
| Alcohol use behavior |
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Used alcohol (since EDa visit) |
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Abstinent for first month (since visit) | 8 (10) | 0 (0) | 12 (10.4) |
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Abstinent for 3 months (since visit) | 3 (4) | 0 (0) | 4 (3.5) |
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At least one quit attempt at 1 month | 15 (18) | 2 (14) | 37 (32.2) |
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At least one quit attempt at 3 months | 27 (33) | 3 (21) | 58 (50.4) |
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Attempted to reduce use at 1 month | 21 (25) | 4 (29) | 45 (39.1) |
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Attempted to reduce use at 3 months | 29 (35) | 4 (29) | 57 (49.6) |
aED: emergency department.