@article{ref1,
title="Correlates of hazardous drinking among Veterans with and without hepatitis C",
journal="Journal of behavioral medicine",
year="2012",
author="Oser, Megan and Cucciare, Michael A. and McKellar, John and Weingardt, Kenneth",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Hazardous drinking is a major barrier to antiviral treatment eligibility among hepatitis C (HCV) patients. We evaluated differences in substance-related coping, drinking-related consequences, and importance and confidence in ability to change alcohol use among hazardous drinkers with and without HCV (N = 554; 93.5% male). We examined group differences between HCV+ patients (n = 43) and their negative HCV counterparts (n = 511). Results indicate a higher percentage of HCV+ patients report using substances to cope with possible symptoms of PTSD (P < .05) and depression (P < .01), and endorse more lifetime drinking-related negative consequences than HCV patients (P < .01). Furthermore, HCV+ patients place greater importance on changing alcohol use (P < .01) but report less confidence in their ability to change (P < .01). Use of brief assessment and feedback with skills-based interventions to decrease alcohol use may be well-received by HCV+ patients.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0160-7715",
doi="10.1007/s10865-011-9394-9",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10865-011-9394-9"
}