TY - JOUR
KW - Adaptation, Psychological
KW - Adult
KW - African Americans/psychology
KW - Alcoholism/ethnology/psychology/rehabilitation
KW - European Continental Ancestry Group/psychology
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Motivation
KW - Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
KW - Patient Care Team
KW - Pennsylvania
KW - Primary Health Care
KW - Psychotherapy, Brief
KW - Temperance/psychology
AU - J. Conigliaro
AU - S. A. Maisto
AU - M. McNeil
AU - K. Kraemer
AU - M. E. Kelley
AU - R. Conigliaro
AU - M. O'Connor
A1 - 
AB - This study describes the severity, alcohol consumption, consequences, readiness to change, and coping behaviors of African-American and white primary care patients enrolled in a trial of brief interventions for problem drinking. In multivariate analysis, unemployment but not race was associated with clinical indicators of alcohol problems. African-Americans reported no difference in alcohol consumption and similar quality of life scores. African-American race and unemployment were both associated with increased identification and resolution of alcohol problems. There was no difference in readiness to change, but African-Americans reported more problems related to alcohol and greater use of coping behaviors to avoid drinking. African-Americans may be better equipped to manage drinking problems when they do occur due to increased familiarity with coping mechanisms.
BT - The American Journal on Addictions / American Academy of Psychiatrists in Alcoholism and Addictions
C5 - Healthcare Disparities; Opioids & Substance Use
CP - 4
CY - United States
IS - 4
JF - The American Journal on Addictions / American Academy of Psychiatrists in Alcoholism and Addictions
N2 - This study describes the severity, alcohol consumption, consequences, readiness to change, and coping behaviors of African-American and white primary care patients enrolled in a trial of brief interventions for problem drinking. In multivariate analysis, unemployment but not race was associated with clinical indicators of alcohol problems. African-Americans reported no difference in alcohol consumption and similar quality of life scores. African-American race and unemployment were both associated with increased identification and resolution of alcohol problems. There was no difference in readiness to change, but African-Americans reported more problems related to alcohol and greater use of coping behaviors to avoid drinking. African-Americans may be better equipped to manage drinking problems when they do occur due to increased familiarity with coping mechanisms.
PP - United States
PY - 2000
SN - 1055-0496; 1055-0496
SP - 321
EP - 330
EP - 
T1 - Does race make a difference among primary care patients with alcohol problems who agree to enroll in a study of brief interventions?
T2 - The American Journal on Addictions / American Academy of Psychiatrists in Alcoholism and Addictions
TI - Does race make a difference among primary care patients with alcohol problems who agree to enroll in a study of brief interventions?
U1 - Healthcare Disparities; Opioids & Substance Use
U2 - 11155785
VL - 9
VO - 1055-0496; 1055-0496
Y1 - 2000
ER -