Participant Demographics (n = 349)
| Variable | Participants |
|---|---|
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 54.9 (15.2) |
| Married or living as married | 129 (37.2) |
| Highest education completed | |
| Not complete high school | 18 (5.2) |
| High school or GED | 119 (34.1) |
| Some college | 159 (45.6) |
| College graduate or beyond | 53 (15.2) |
| Ethnicity/race | |
| Hispanic | 92 (26.4) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 184 (52.7) |
| Other | 73 (20.9) |
| Insurance coverage and medical care | |
| Insurance coverage outside the VA | 133 (38.3) |
| All/most medical care through VA | 291 (84.3) |
| High risk for alcohol use disorder | |
| AUDIT-C score ≥8 only | 146 (41.8) |
| AUD diagnosis code at screening visit only | 116 (33.2) |
| Both AUDIT-C ≥8 and AUD diagnosis at index date | 87 (24.9) |
| AUDIT score, mean (SD) | 14.4 (7.3) |
| Mental health symptoms, mean (SD) | |
| PHQ-9 score | 5.9 (6.0) |
| GAD-7 score | 4.8 (5.5) |
| SF-12, mean (SD) | |
| Physical health score | 46.5 (11.0) |
| Mental health score | 50.9 (11.9) |
| Readiness to change | |
| Precontemplation | 40 (11.7) |
| Contemplation | 182 (53.2) |
| Action | 120 (35.1) |
| Drug use in the past month | 38 (10.9) |
Data are n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
AUD, alcohol use disorder; AUDIT-C, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test–Consumption; GAD-7, 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment; GED, General Educational Development; PHQ-9, 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire; SD, standard deviation; SF-12, 12-item Short Form; VA, Veterans Affairs.