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World J Hepatol. Oct 27, 2025; 17(10): 109583
Published online Oct 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i10.109583
Published online Oct 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i10.109583
Table 2 Treatment education for alcohol misuse cohort outcomes by treatment type, n (%)
| Outcome variable | Treatment group | Total (n = 42) | P value1 | ||||
| No treatment none (n = 6) | Treatment | ||||||
| Pharmacologic (n = 21) | Behavioral (n = 31) | Both (n = 17) | Any treatment (n = 36) | ||||
| 30-day follow-up | 1.0012 | ||||||
| Attempted, unsuccessful | 0 (0.0) | 2 (9.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.7) | 2 (4.9) | |
| Successful | 6 (100.0) | 19 (90.5) | 30 (100.0) | 17 (100.0) | 33 (94.3) | 39 (95.1) | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Recall drinks | 0.8623 | ||||||
| N (missing) | 6 (0) | 18 (3) | 28 (3) | 16 (1) | 31 (5) | 37 (5) | |
| Median (IQR) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | |
| Ethanol | |||||||
| N (missing) | 2 (4) | 9 (12) | 12 (19) | 7 (10) | 14 (22) | 16 (26) | - |
| Median (IQR) | 103.0 (0.0, 206.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 162.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 81.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 162.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 174.0) | - |
| Phosphatidylethanol (pETH) | |||||||
| N (missing) | 1 (5) | 3 (18) | 9 (22) | 3 (14) | 9 (27) | 10 (32) | - |
| Median (IQR) | 14.0 (14.0, 14.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 14.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 14.0) | - |
| Outpatient follow-up visit | 0.3712 | ||||||
| No | 5 (83.3) | 10 (50.0) | 14 (50.0) | 6 (37.5) | 18 (54.5) | 23 (59.0) | |
| Yes | 1 (16.7) | 10 (50.0) | 14 (50.0) | 10 (62.5) | 15 (45.5) | 16 (41.0) | |
| Missing | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 30-day readmission | 1.0012 | ||||||
| No | 4 (66.7) | 14 (66.7) | 21 (67.7) | 12 (70.6) | 25 (69.4) | 29 (69.0) | |
| Yes | 2 (33.3) | 7 (33.3) | 10 (32.3) | 5 (29.4) | 11 (30.6) | 13 (31.0) | |
| 30-day mortality | 1.0012 | ||||||
| No | 6 (100.0) | 21 (100.0) | 29 (93.5) | 17 (100.0) | 34 (94.4) | 40 (95.2) | |
| Yes | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.6) | 2 (4.8) | |
| 30-day relapse | 0.4112 | ||||||
| No | 5 (83.3) | 17 (89.5) | 27 (93.1) | 16 (94.1) | 30 (93.8) | 35 (92.1) | |
| Yes | 1 (16.7) | 2 (10.5) | 2 (6.9) | 1 (5.9) | 2 (6.3) | 3 (7.9) | |
| Missing | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Found the module helpful | 0.3912 | ||||||
| No | 1 (16.7) | 1 (5.3) | 2 (6.5) | 1 (5.9) | 2 (5.9) | 3 (7.5) | |
| Yes | 5 (83.3) | 18 (94.7) | 29 (93.5) | 16 (94.1) | 32 (94.1) | 37 (92.5) | |
| Missing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Recommend the module | |||||||
| Yes | 6 (100.0) | 19 (100.0) | 31 (100.0) | 17 (100.0) | 34 (100.0) | 40 (100.0) | - |
| Missing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
- Citation: Twohig P, Slocum ZP, Willet A, Schissel M, Balasanova AA, Scholten K, Warner J, Sempokuya T, Khoury N, Ashford A, Peeraphatdit TB. Novel educational video module about alcohol use disorder increases treatment rates and decreases return to alcohol use. World J Hepatol 2025; 17(10): 109583
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v17/i10/109583.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v17.i10.109583