From: Brief alcohol intervention in a psychiatric outpatient setting: a randomized controlled study
Variable | Minimal intervention n = 68 (%) | Brief intervention (BI) n = 82 (%) | Total n = 150 (%) |
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Female/male, n (%) | 44/24 (65/35) | 54/28 (66/34) | 98/52 (65/35) |
Mean age ± SD | 32.2 ± 12.3 | 28.8 ± 10.7 | 30.7 ± 11.7 |
Mean AUDIT score ± SD | 11.2 ± 3.7 | 10.7 ± 3.4 | 10.9 ± 3.5 |
Mean number of drinks the previous week ± SD | 6.5 ± 8.7 | 6.3 ± 7.2 | 6.4 ± 7.9 |
Readiness to change stage: | |||
Precontemplation | 23 (33.8) | 31 (37.8) | 54 (36.0) |
Contemplation | 27 (39.7) | 29 (35.4) | 56 (37.3) |
Action | 14 (20.6) | 20 (24.4) | 34 (22.7) |
Not known | 4 (5.9) | 2 (2.4) | 6 (4.0) |
Employment status: | |||
Work or study | 47 (69.1) | 47 (57.3) | 94 (62.7) |
Work training | 6 (8.8) | 7 (8.5) | 13 (8.7) |
Unemployed/parental leave | 5 (7.4) | 9 (11.0) | 14 (9.3) |
Sick leave | 10 (14.7) | 19 (23.2) | 29 (19.3) |
Primary diagnosis: | |||
Mood disorder | 26 (38.2) | 27 (32.9) | 53 (35.3) |
Anxiety disorder | 27 (39.7) | 25 (30.5) | 52 (34.7) |
ADHD/autism spectrum | 10 (14.7) | 13 (15.9) | 23 (15.3) |
Personality disorder | 2 (2.9) | 9 (11.0) | 11 (7.3) |
Anorexia | 1 (1.5) | 4 (4.9) | 5 (3.3) |
Other | 2 (3.0) | 4 (4.9) | 6 (4.0) |