Identifying women veterans with unhealthy alcohol use using gender-tailored screening

doi:10.1111/ajad.12689

. 2018 Mar;27(2):97-100.

doi: 10.1111/ajad.12689.

Identifying women veterans with unhealthy alcohol use using gender-tailored screening

Katherine J Hoggatt^{1

2}, Tracy Simpson^{3

4

5}, Catherine A Schweizer^{1

6}, Karen Drexler^{7

8}, Elizabeth M Yano^{1

9}

Affiliations

¹ VA Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California.
² Department of Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California.
³ Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
⁵ Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education (CESATE), VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington.
⁶ David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California.
⁷ Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, VA Central Office, Washington, District of Columbia.
⁸ Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁹ Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California.

PMID: 29489045
DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12689

Identifying women veterans with unhealthy alcohol use using gender-tailored screening

Katherine J Hoggatt et al. Am J Addict. 2018 Mar.

. 2018 Mar;27(2):97-100.

doi: 10.1111/ajad.12689.

Authors

Katherine J Hoggatt^{1

2}, Tracy Simpson^{3

4

5}, Catherine A Schweizer^{1

6}, Karen Drexler^{7

8}, Elizabeth M Yano^{1

9}

Affiliations

¹ VA Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California.
² Department of Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California.
³ Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
⁵ Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education (CESATE), VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington.
⁶ David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California.
⁷ Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, VA Central Office, Washington, District of Columbia.
⁸ Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁹ Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California.

PMID: 29489045
DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12689

Abstract

Background and objectives: To assess the impact of gender-tailored alcohol screening criteria.

Methods: Among N = 1,349 women, we calculated the proportion screening positive for unhealthy alcohol use with non-tailored versus gender-tailored criteria (a gender-tailored binge-drinking item, lower screen-positive threshold, or both).

Results: Three percent more women screened positive with a modified binge-drinking question, most reporting risky drinking. Fifteen percent more women screened positive with a lower threshold; most did not report risky drinking.

Discussion and conclusions: Gender-tailored binge-drinking questions may improve detection of women's unhealthy alcohol use.

Scientific significance: These results can inform future efforts to improve alcohol screening for women. (Am J Addict 2018;27:97-100).

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