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Table 6 Process / Outcome measures at follow up (and baseline where comparable) according to patient interviews

From: Feasibility of alcohol screening among patients receiving opioid treatment in primary care

Process / outcome measure

Intervention (n = 34)

Control (n = 47)

 

n (%)

n (%)

Alcohol screening

 Q: Have you been asked about your alcohol use by healthcare professionals in the last 3 months?

18 (52.9 %)

12 (25.5 %)

Brief Intervention

 Q: Did they advise you on safe drinking or talk to you about alcohol in the last 3 months?

16 (47.1 %)

9 (19.2 %)

Specialist referral

 Q: Have you been referred to a specialist/ addiction counsellor for alcohol use in the last 3 months?

1 (2.9 %)

0 (0 %)

Abnormal AUDIT-C

 At baseline

22 (66.7 %)

29 (61.7 %)

 At follow upa

18 (54.5 %)

27 (57.5 %)

 Abnormal AUDIT

 At baseline

14 (41.2 %)

18 (38.3 %)

 At follow up

8 (23.5 %)

10 (21.3 %)

  1. aICC (SE) = 0.11 (0.013)