Electronic self-administered screening for substance use in adult primary care patients: feasibility and acceptability of the tobacco, alcohol, prescription medication, and other substance use (myTAPS) screening tool

Adam, Angéline; Schwartz, Robert P.; Wu, Li-Tzy; Subramaniam, Geetha; Laska, Eugene; Sharma, Gaurav; Mili, Saima; McNeely, Jennifer

doi:10.1186/s13722-019-0167-z

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice

Table 2 Self-reported feasibility of the myTAPS (N = 2000)

From: Electronic self-administered screening for substance use in adult primary care patients: feasibility and acceptability of the tobacco, alcohol, prescription medication, and other substance use (myTAPS) screening tool

	Number of participants n (%)	Tablet easy to use			Audio guidance used
	Number of participants n (%)	Agree^a n (%)	Pearson’s Chi squared test	Logistic regression adjusted odds ratio^b [95% confidence interval]	Yes n (%)	Pearson’s Chi squared test	Logistic regression adjusted odds ratio^b [95% confidence interval]
All participants	2000 (100)	1965 (98.3)			365 (18.3)
Gender
Women	1124 (56.2)	1111 (98.8)	4.55*	2.09 [1.01; 4.33]*	149 (13.3)	42.89***	0.52 [0.41; 0.66]***
Men or other	876 (43.8)	854 (97.6)	4.55*	2.09 [1.01; 4.33]*	216 (24.7)	42.89***	0.52 [0.41; 0.66]***
Age
Younger participants (18–25)	225 (11.3)	221 (98.2)	0.01	0.68 [0.23; 2.05]	12 (5.3)	28.35***	0.30 [0.16; 0.54]***
Participants (> 25)	1775 (88.7)	1744 (98.3)	0.01	0.68 [0.23; 2.05]	353 (19.9)	28.35***	0.30 [0.16; 0.54]***
Older participants (> 65)	160 (8.0)	158 (98.8)	10.24**	1.40 [0.33; 6.04]	47 (29.4)	14.43***	1.79 [1.22; 2.61]**
Participants < 65	1840 (92.0)	1807 (98.3)	10.24**	1.40 [0.33; 6.04]	318 (17.3)	14.43***	1.79 [1.22; 2.61]**
Race
Black/African American	1112 (55.6)	1092 (98.2)	0.14	0.92 [0.45; 1.90]	221 (19.9)	4.43*	1.30 [1.01; 1.68]*
Non-Black/African American	888 (44.4)	873 (98.4)	0.14	0.92 [0.45; 1.90]	144 (16.2)	4.43*	1.30 [1.01; 1.68]*
Ethnicity
Hispanic	233 (11.7)	229 (98.3)	0.0004	1.00 [0.33; 3.03]	61 (26.2)	11.11**	1.92 [1.36; 2.74]***
Non-Hispanic	1767 (88.3)	1736 (98.3)	0.0004	1.00 [0.33; 3.03]	304 (17.2)	11.11**	1.92 [1.36; 2.74]***
Education level
Less than high school (HS)	383 (19.2)	375 (97.9)	0.43	0.84 [0.37; 1.91]	115 (30.0)	44.03***	2.01 [1.54; 2.63]***
HS level or higher	1617 (80.8)	1590 (98.4)	0.43	0.84 [0.37; 1.91]	250 (15.5)	44.03***	2.01 [1.54; 2.63]***
Alcohol use
Screened positive^c	858 (42.9)	846 (98.6)	0.82	1.78 [0.83; 3.86]	154 (18.0)	0.09	0.99 [0.77; 1.28]
Screened negative	1142 (57.1)	1119 (98.1)	0.82	1.78 [0.83; 3.86]	211 (18.5)	0.09	0.99 [0.77; 1.28]
Illicit drug use
Screened positive^c	492 (24.6)	482 (98.0)	0.43	0.97 [0.42; 2.23]	93 (18.9)	0.19	0.92 [0.69; 1.24]
Screened negative	1508 (75.4)	1483 (98.4)	0.43	0.97 [0.42; 2.23]	272 (18.0)	0.19	0.92 [0.69; 1.24]
Prescription drug use
Screened positive^c	245 (12.3)	236 (96.3	6.50*	0.36 [0.15; 0.83]*	53 (21.6)	2.14	1.10 [0.77; 1.57]
Screened negative	1755 (87.7)	1729 (98.6)	6.50*	0.36 [0.15; 0.83]*	312 (17.8)	2.14	1.10 [0.77; 1.57]
Order of administration
myTAPS^d first (= ref)	1002 (50.1)	985 (98.4)	0.13	0.82 [0.41; 1.64]	188 (18.8)	0.35	0.97 [0.76; 1.23]
Interviewer-administered first	998 (49.9)	980 (98.20)	0.13	0.82 [0.41; 1.64]	177 (17.7)	0.35	0.97 [0.76; 1.23]

^aThe frequency of answers “agree/strongly agree” to the item of the survey
^bLogistic regression models controlled for all covariates included in Table 2 (age, education level, race, ethnicity, sex, substance use (alcohol, drug, and prescription drug use)
^cScreened positive for unhealthy use on myTAPS-1
^dElectronic self-administered format of the tobacco, alcohol, prescription medication, and other substance use (TAPS)
*p value < 0.05, **p-value < 0.01, *** p-value < 0.001

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