Care Utilization and Patient Characteristics of Veterans Who Misuse Alcohol

Substance abuse treatment utilization and patient characteristics of veterans (N = 167) drinking alcohol at risky levels at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital were examined. Rates of brief intervention and specialty care were higher than those found in national samples in 2010, but fall short...

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Published in:Journal of addictive diseases 2014-10, Vol.33 (4), p.332-339
Main Authors: Halvorson, Max A., Ghaus, Sharfun, Cucciare, Michael A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictions
Addictive behaviors
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aged
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol use
Alcohol use disorders
alcohol use disorders identification test-consumption
Alcoholism
Alcoholism - epidemiology
Alcoholism and acute alcohol poisoning
Biological and medical sciences
brief intervention
Comorbidity
Drinking Behavior
Drug addictions
Female
Health care delivery
Hospitals
Humans
Intervention
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Disorders - therapy
Mental health care
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data
patient characteristics
Patients
Personality traits
Primary care
Primary Health Care
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Risk Factors
Self Report
specialty care
Substance Abuse
Substance abuse treatment
Toxicology
United States - epidemiology
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
VA health care system
Veterans
Veterans - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
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Summary:Substance abuse treatment utilization and patient characteristics of veterans (N = 167) drinking alcohol at risky levels at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital were examined. Rates of brief intervention and specialty care were higher than those found in national samples in 2010, but fall short of recommended guidelines. Veterans receiving more care were older, lower-income, and less likely to be in a relationship. Care-receiving veterans had higher rates of mental health comorbidities and mental health treatment in the prior year for an issue other than substance use. Understanding patients' recent care history may help primary care providers to deliver care effectively.
ISSN:1055-0887
1545-0848
DOI:10.1080/10550887.2014.969621