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Table 3 Assistance requested during the completion of the myTAPS Tool (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 participant

n (%)

Assistance requesteda

n (%)

Pearson’s Chi square test

Logistic regression

adjustedb odds ratio

[95% confidence interval]

All participants

2000 (100)

500 (25.0)

  

Gender

 Women

1124 (56.2)

262 (23.3)

3.91*

0.89 [0.71; 1.10]

 Men or other

876 (43.8)

238 (27.2)

Age

 Younger participants (18–25)

225 (11.3)

34 (15.1)

13.22***

0.62 [0.42; 0.91]*

 Participants > 25

1775 (88.7)

466 (26.3)

 Older participants (> 65)

160 (8.0)

77 (48.1)

49.6***

2.79 [1.98; 3.93]***

 Participants < 65

1840 (92.0)

423 (23.0)

Race

 Black/African American

1112 (55.6)

280 (25.2)

0.04

0.94 [0.75; 1.17]

 Non-Black/African American

888 (44.4)

220 (24.8)

Ethnicity

 Hispanic

233 (11.7)

62 (26.7)

0.36

1.05 [0.75; 1.47]

 Non-Hispanic

1767 (88.3)

438 (24.8)

Education level

 Less than high school (HS)

383 (19.2)

146 (38.1)

43.49***

2.08 [1.62; 2.67]***

 HS or higher

1617 (80.8)

354 (21.9)

Alcohol use

 Screened positivec

858 (42.9)

196 (22.9)

3.73

0.89 [0.69; 1.08]

 Screened negative

1142 (57.1)

304 (26.6)

Illegal drug use

 Screened positivec

492 (24.6)

115 (23.4)

0.92

0.90 [0.69; 1.17]

 Screened negative

1508 (75.4)

385 (25.5)

Prescription drug use

 Screened positivec

245 (12.3)

75 (30.6)

4.69*

1.37 [1.00; 1.88]

 Screened negative

1755 (87.7)

425 (24.2)

Order of administration

 myTAPS firstd (= ref)

1002 (50.1)

278 (27.7)

8.07**

1.35 [1.09; 1.67]*

 Interviewer-administered first

998 (49.9)

222 (22.2)

  1. aAssistance was requested one or more times
  2. bLogistic regression models controlled for all covariates include in Table 5a (age, education level, race, ethnicity, sex, substance use (alcohol, drug, and prescription drug use, and order of administration)
  3. cScreened positive for unhealthy use on myTAPS-1
  4. dElectronic self-administered format of the tobacco, alcohol, prescription medication, and other substance use (TAPS)
  5. *p-value < 0.05, **p-value < 0.01, ***p-value < 0.001
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Addiction Science & Clinical Practice

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