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We also considered possible differences between males and females on other variables (measured at baseline) that were potentially relevant to excessive drinking and reductions in drinking: Readiness to change (RTC), alcohol-related problems (SIP), situational confidence (SCQ), positive affect (PA), negative affect (NA), satisfaction with life (SWL), and degree of alcohol dependence (LDQ).

Secondary outcomes were a negative AUDIT result at 12 months, experience of alcohol related problems (alcohol problems questionnaire), health utility (EQ-5D), service utilisation, and patients' motivation to change drinking behaviour (readiness to change) as measured by a modified readiness ruler.

But most subjects had improvements in drinking or readiness, importance and confidence: 62% were no longer drinking risky amounts or had improved readiness, 58% were not drinking risky amounts or had improved importance, and 56% were not drinking risky amounts or had improved confidence.

Six months after a physician visit, most subjects improved either their drinking or readiness.

Being white was a negative predictor of improvement in drinking or readiness (p = 0.007).

From a clinical perspective, improvements in either drinking or readiness (combined) seem to be most relevant.

At 6 months, many participants had improvements in drinking or readiness (62%), drinking or importance (58%), or drinking or confidence (56%).

Of the 98 subjects who had improved drinking or readiness, 54 (55%) were no longer drinking risky amounts and 44 (45%) were still drinking risky amounts but had improved readiness.

In addition to these short-term changes, we studied the course of risky drinking and "readiness to change" in primary care patients.

Sessions were tailored based on the participants' general drinking profiles, readiness to change and self-efficacy, and included some personalized information (i.e., drinking norms based on participant's demographics).

Research has shown that negative trauma-related consequences of drinking can predict readiness to change drinking behavior.