Practical Assessment of Alcohol Use Disorder in Routine Primary Care: Performance of an Alcohol Symptom Checklist.

Kevin A HallgrenTheresa E MatsonMalia OliverKatie WitkiewitzJennifer F BobbAmy K LeeRyan M CaldeiroDaniel KivlahanKatharine A Bradley

Published in: Journal of general internal medicine (2021)

Alcohol Symptom Checklists used in routine care discriminated AUD severity consistently with current definitions of AUD and performed equitably across age, sex, race, and ethnicity. Integrating symptom checklists into routine care may help inform clinical decision-making around diagnosing and managing AUD.

Keyphrases

alcohol use disorder
primary care
clinical practice
healthcare
decision making
palliative care
quality improvement
patient reported
pain management
alcohol consumption
affordable care act
chronic pain
health insurance