How well do TTM measures work among a sample of individuals with unhealthy alcohol use that is characterized by low readiness to change?

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 573-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Baumann ◽  
Beate Gaertner ◽  
Inga Schnuerer ◽  
Gallus Bischof ◽  
Ulrich John ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Unhealthy Alcohol Use ◽  
Unhealthy Alcohol

scholarly journals Does readiness to change predict subsequent alcohol consumption in medical inpatients with unhealthy alcohol use?

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 636-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Bertholet ◽  
Debbie M. Cheng ◽  
Tibor P. Palfai ◽  
Jeffrey H. Samet ◽  
Richard Saitz
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Unhealthy Alcohol Use ◽  
Unhealthy Alcohol ◽  
Medical Inpatients

Unhealthy alcohol use independently associated with unfavorable TB treatment outcomes among Indian men

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 182-190
Author(s):  
S. R. Cox ◽  
A. N. Gupte ◽  
B. Thomas ◽  
S. Gaikwad ◽  
V. Mave ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Treatment Outcomes ◽  
Unfavorable Outcome ◽  
Unhealthy Alcohol Use ◽  
Unhealthy Alcohol ◽  
Tb Treatment ◽  
Alcohol Interventions ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Adjusted Incidence Rate ◽  
Indian Men

BACKGROUND: Approximately 10% of incident TB cases worldwide are attributable to alcohol. However, evidence associating alcohol with unfavorable TB treatment outcomes is weak.METHODS: We prospectively evaluated men (≥18 years) with pulmonary TB in India for up to 24 months to investigate the association between alcohol use and treatment outcomes. Unhealthy alcohol use was defined as a score of ≥4 on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Concise (AUDIT-C) scale at entry. Unfavorable TB treatment outcomes included failure, recurrence, and all-cause mortality, analyzed as composite and independent endpoints.RESULTS: Among 751 men, we identified unhealthy alcohol use in 302 (40%). Median age was 39 years (IQR 28–50); 415 (55%) were underweight (defined as a body mass index [BMI] <18.5 kg/m2); and 198 (26%) experienced an unfavorable outcome. Unhealthy alcohol use was an independent risk factor for the composite unfavorable outcome (adjusted incidence rate ratio [aIRR] 1.47, 95% CI 1.05–2.06; P = 0.03) and death (aIRR 1.90, 95% CI 1.08–3.34; P = 0.03), specifically. We found significant interaction between AUDIT-C and BMI; underweight men with unhealthy alcohol use had increased risk of unfavorable outcomes (aIRR 2.22, 95% CI 1.44–3.44; P < 0.001) compared to men with BMI ≥18.5 kg/m2 and AUDIT-C <4.CONCLUSION: Unhealthy alcohol use was independently associated with unfavorable TB treatment outcomes, highlighting the need for integrating effective alcohol interventions into TB care.

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