Annals of Family Medicine 4:213-220 (2006)
© 2006 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.
doi: 10.1370/afm.542
Readiness to Change in Primary Care Patients Who Screened Positive for Alcohol Misuse
Emily C. Williams, MPH1,2,3,
Daniel R. Kivlahan, PhD2,4,
Richard Saitz, MD, MPH5,6,
Joseph O. Merrill, MD, MPH3,7,
Carol E. Achtmeyer, MN1,2,8,
Kinsey A. McCormick, BA1,3 and
Katharine A. Bradley, MD, MPH1,2,3,8,9
1 Health Services Research & Development, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Wash
2 Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Wash
3 Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
4 Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
5 Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, and Boston Medical Center, Boston, Mass
6 Youth Alcohol Prevention Center and Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
7 Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Wash
8 Primary and Specialty Medical Care Service, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Wash
9 Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash

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Figure 1. Readiness to change of patients enrolled in the study.
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Figure 2. Percentage of male patients in contemplation or action groups by scores on the full 10-item AUDIT (n = 6,419).
AUDIT = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.
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