Table 3.

Characteristics of visits by drinking risk level (n=284).

	AUDIT-C Risk level - %
	Lower	Moderate	High	Total
Provider Type*
Physician, Non-Psychiatrist	1	1	0	1
Nurse	61	47	35	53
Medical Support Assistant/Health Tech	11	4	8	9
Psychiatrist	4	13	12	8
Psychologist	16	19	31	19
Social Worker	6	15	14	10
Other Professional	1	0	0	0
Primary Provider Training**
Medical	74	53	43	63
MH	26	47	57	37
Female Provider	85	89	86	86
Program Type**
Primary Care	69	43	24	55
Outpatient SUD Treatment	1	0	0	1
Outpatient MH	14	29	29	20
Residential SUD Treatment	1	4	29	7
Inpatient Medically Managed Detoxification	0	0	4	1
Inpatient MH Treatment	1	6	10	4
OEF-OIF-OND Case Management	9	14	2	9
Center for Returning Veterans	5	4	2	4
Provider-in-Program - Primary Care**
Nurse Visits in Primary Care	57	39	20	46
Nurse Visits in MH Programs	4	8	14	7
Other Types of Provider Visits Primary Care	12	4	4	9
Other Types of Provider Visits in MH	26	49	61	38
Women’s Health Program
Provider-in-Program - Women’s Health**
Nurse Visits in WH Programs	47	36	14	39
Nurse Visits not in WH Programs	14	11	20	14
Other Types of Provider Visits in WH	14	24	45	22
Other Types of Provider Visits not in WH	25	29	20	25
Outpatient Program**	98	90	61	90
Location of Program (VA medical center - community based outpatient center)**	82	90	84	84

^*p≤ .05.

^**p≤ .01.

^***p≤ .001