Integrated stepped alcohol treatment for patients with HIV and at-risk alcohol use: a randomized trial

Table 3 Past 6 month treatment services, emergency department visits and hospitalizations at baseline and follow-up by treatment group

	Integrated stepped alcohol treatment (N = 47)	Treatment as usual (N = 46)	p value
Any outpatient alcohol treatment^{a, b}
Baseline	0 (0)	0 (0)	NA
Week 24	16 (34.0)	12 (26.1)	0.40
Week 52	9 (19.2)	12 (26.1)	0.42
Any inpatient alcohol treatment^{a, b}
Baseline	0 (0)	2 (4.4)	0.24
Week 24	0 (0)	1 (2.2)	0.49
Week 52	0 (0)	2 (4.4)	0.24
Emergency department visits^b
Baseline	6 (12.8)	12 (26.1)	0.10
Week 24	12 (25.5)	13 (28.3)	0.77
Week 52	11 (23.4)	15 (32.6)	0.32
Hospitalization^b
Baseline	2 (4.3)	7 (15.2)	0.09
Week 24	6 (12.8)	8 (17.4)	0.53
Week 52	9 (19.2)	9 (19.6)	0.96

^aBased on presence of an alcohol or drug related ICD-9 or ICD-10 code at any time and, for outpatient services, if they had a SUD clinic stop code or CPT code; for inpatient services, included if they had a SUD bed section stop code or ICD-9 or ICD-10 procedure code
^bAssessed using VA electronic medical record data and during the 180 day period prior to baseline, week 24, and week 52, respectively

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