ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2023
Association between clinical measures of unhealthy alcohol use and subsequent year hospital admissions in a primary care population.
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- The association between changes in AUDIT-C scores and acute mental healthcare utilization over the next year in a primary care population.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Article
- Presence of distinct operant phenotypes and transient withdrawal-induced escalation of operant ethanol intake in female rats.Addiction neuroscience · 2025Article
- Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, but not dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, reduce alcohol intake.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2025Article
- Associations between clinical AUDIT-C screens and HDL cholesterol are observed across primary care patient subgroups.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Article
- Variations in documentation of alcohol use disorder (AUD) diagnoses across race, ethnicity, and sex in a health system that assesses AUD symptoms as part of routine primary care.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2025Article
- Association between change in alcohol use reported during routine healthcare screening and change in subsequent hospitalization: A retrospective cohort study.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2025Article
- Incidence of Hospitalizations Involving Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in a Primary Care Population.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Prevalence of alcohol use disorders documented in electronic health records in primary care across intersections of race or ethnicity, sex, and socioeconomic status.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2024Article
- Changes in alcohol consumption reported on routine healthcare screenings are associated with changes in depression symptoms.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundScreening for unhealthy alcohol use in primary care may help identify patients at risk for negative health outcomes.
aimsThis study examined the associations between 1) screening with the AUDIT-C (alcohol consumption) and 2) an Alcohol Symptom Checklist (symptoms of alcohol use disorder) and subsequent-year hospitalizations.
methodsThis retrospective cohort study was conducted in 29 primary care clinics in Washington State. Patients were screened in routine care (10/1/2016-2/1/2019) with the AUDIT-C (0-12) and administered the Alcohol Symptom Checklist (0-11) if they had AUDIT-C score ≥ 7. All-cause hospitalizations were measured within 1 year of the AUDIT-C and Alcohol Symptom Checklist. AUDIT-C and Alcohol Symptom Checklist scores were categorized based on previously used cut-points.
findingsOf 305,376 patients with AUDIT-Cs, 5.3% of patients were hospitalized in the following year. AUDIT-C scores had a J-shaped relationship with hospitalizations, with risk for all-cause hospitalizations higher for patients with the AUDIT-C scores 9-12 (12.1%; 95% CI: 10.6-13.7%, relative to a comparison group of those with AUDIT-C scores 1-2 (female)/1-3 (male) (3.7%; 95% CI: 3.6-3.8%), adjusted for socio-demographics. Patients with AUDIT-C ≥ 7 and Alcohol Symptom Checklist scores reflecting severe AUD were at increased risk of hospitalization (14.6%, 95% CI: 11.9-17.9%) relative to those with lower scores.
conclusionsHigher AUDIT-C scores were associated with higher incidence of hospitalizations except among people with low-level drinking. Among patients with AUDIT-C ≥ 7, the Alcohol Symptom Checklist identified patients at increased risk of hospitalization. This study helps demonstrate the potential clinical utility of the AUDIT-C and Alcohol Symptom Checklist.
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