Methods
How many people were enrolled in the study?
378
What were the 4 domains of Quality of Life used as outcomes?
Physical, Psychological, Social, Environment
What do the authors think contributed to the changes in quality of life for some groups?
fewer recreational/social activities and higher covid-related stressors
What was the highest score reported for the AUDIT?
40
Which journal was this study published in?
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
How how the data collected?
Phone and/or online survey
What were the results for problematic drinking among the AUD groups?
Both AUD groups had less problematic drinking during the pandemic than at timepoint 1
What threshold was the average AUDIT score above during the pandemic for the AUD groups?
clinical threshold (greater than or equal to 8)
How many people had alcohol craving data at all timepoints?
320
What is the name of the first author of the 12th reference in the article?
Park
Name all 3 study group labels
Healthy Control, Non-Treatment AUD, Treatment AUD
How was the change in alcohol craving over time different between the Non-Treatment AUD group and Treatment AUD group?
(James will check)
What was the p-value of the effect of time on problematic drinking for the Treatment AUD group for T3 vs T2?
0.015
How many authors were on this article?
17
What does PACS stand for?
Penn Alcohol Craving Scale
How did the results of quality of life differ between Healthy Control and the Treatment AUD groups?
healthy control quality of life decreased over time, while treatment AUD stayed low across time
What do the authors say is an understudied dimension of drinking that warrants surveillance?
Alcohol Craving
What was the coefficient value for the smallest significant effect of time on quality of life outcomes?
-3.63 (healthy control T3 vs T2 on social quality of life)
When was this article published online?
November 7th, 2022
What was study timepoint 2?
retrospectively reported pre-pandemic measures
What was the Standard deviation of problematic drinking score for the treatment AUD group at T3?
13.2
What effect do the authors mention may have caused the lack of change in quality of life among individuals with AUD?
Floor Effect (BONUS: what does that mean in your own words?)
How many pairwise comparisons of time on outcomes were reported?
54
Is this fun?
yes