Completion of an eScreening AUDIT-C questionnaire to Veterans before an upcoming visit among Veterans who are due for an AUDIT-C screening at the VA Puget Sound Other
Conditions
Interventions
This is a prospective, clustered randomized controlled trial that will evaluate the effectiveness of improving AUDIT-C survey completion rates by sending a Veteran with primary care providers at the S
Sponsors
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. All Veterans assigned to a primary care provider at the VA Puget Sound as of November 1, 2023, with an upcoming visit (index trial visit) 2. Upcoming visits must be telephone, VVC, or face-to-face. 3. Eligible Veterans must have an AUDIT-C reminder due (no AUDIT-C completed in 12 months before the index trial visit).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Providers will be identified via an audited list of Primary Care providers from Seattle and American lake. 1. Providers will be excluded if they had a total FTE across all their teams less than 0.3 and are not on a team of type (GERI, *H*, SCI, ,VPACT or HBPC). 2. Providers will be excluded if they participated in a trial test of BHL rollout. 3. Providers will be excluded that had less than 1 patient visit during study timeframe.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Alcohol screenings (%) measured using AUDIT-C survey completion at 1 day post-visit, among patients due for screening with a virtual or telephone visit encounter | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion (%) patients screening positive (score >/= 5 on AUDIT-C survey) among patients with completed surveys at 1 day post-visit from virtual or telephone visit encounter | — |
Countries
United States of America
Contacts
Public ContactAlaina Mori
Outcome results
None listed