Table 2 Mean ( SD ) drinking variables at baseline and four-week follow-up by study condition (told in intervention versus told on waiting list) and median split on Action stage variable (N = 155) a
From: Exploratory randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of a waiting list control design
Low action score | High action score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Told intervention (n = 36) | Told waiting list (n = 46) | Told intervention (n = 40) | Told waiting list (n = 33) | |
Typical weekly drinking [Mean (SD)] | ||||
Baseline | 32.8 (17.7) | 33.4 (20.2) | 32.6 (16.8) | 35.5 (25.3) |
4-week | 25.0 (17.7) | 24.2 (17.7) | 14.5 (9.8) | 21.4 (15.5) |
Highest number on one occasion [Mean (SD)] | ||||
Baseline | 12.9 (5.7) | 14.1 (8.4) | 15.3 (5.8) | 14.1 (8.4) |
4-week | 8.6 (4.5) | 8.5 (5.4) | 7.6 (5.3) | 8.9 (6.3) |
Audit-C score b [Mean (SD)] | ||||
Baseline | 8.9 (1.7) | 8.8 (2.3) | 9.2 (1.8) | 9.0 (2.0) |
4-week | 6.9 (2.5) | 7.1 (2.7) | 5.7 (3.0) | 6.1 (2.4) |