Impact of Multisite Patient Education on Pharmacotherapy for Veterans With Alcohol Use Disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Excessive alcohol use is a leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Despite the availability of effective alcohol use disorder (AUD) treatments, usage remain low. This quality improvement project explored the use of direct-to-consumer (DTC) patient education across multiple US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities to increase AUD treatment.

Methods

Patients with AUD or at high risk for AUD at 5 Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 21 sites who were not receiving AUD pharmacotherapy were identified. Veterans were eligible for inclusion if they had an Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) score ≥ 6 with an AUD diagnosis, or ≥ 8 without diagnosis, and a scheduled appointment with primary care, mental health, or

SUBMITTER: Beauchamp JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12360812 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature