Assessment RTC University of Wisconsin-Madison Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS) Assessment 1-17 BASICS Demographics and Information Number of students referred: students (8% decrease from 15-1) Number of students completing program: 5 (including prior year referrals; 1% decrease) Number of participants completing pre- and post-assessments: 179 (including CASICS Plus participants) Connections: 1 (8.5%) Tellurian: 5 (13.5%) Sex: 31% female, 8.5% male Race/ethnicity: 9.7% White.7% Latin@ 1.9% Asian.5% Native American/Pacific Islander.5% Black.7% Multiracial BASICS contemplation Contemplation Action Readiness to Change at and 3 38 % 1% % 3% % 5% % 7% 8% 9% 1% Assessment RTC # of students Drinker Profile and Readiness to Change 8 11 contemplation Contemplation Action Average age: 19.3 years old Year in school: % first year.5% sophomores.% juniors 8.7% seniors 1.% graduate students/alumni Typical Drinking Week Drinks per sitting Drinks per hour 9 Heaviest Drinking Week Drinks per sitting Drinks per hour Low risk drinkers 5 (8.3%).3.8..97 Moderate risk drinkers (1.7%).99 1.1 5. 1.75 High risk drinkers 75 (.8%) 5.1 1. 7.1.1 Problem drinkers 17 (9.%) 9.7. 1.1. High risk drinkers, including 9 (5%) 5.9 1.51 7.9. problem drinkers Definitions: Low risk drinkers: or fewer per sitting in 3 days prior to first BASICS session Moderate risk drinkers: Typically low risk drinkers who averaged between and 8 during their heaviest drinking week in 3 days prior to first session High risk drinkers: Typically 5 or more, but fewer than 8; or or fewer typically and 8+ per sitting in heaviest week Problem drinkers: Typically consuming 8 or more per sitting in 3 days prior to first session Horizontal bars represent the students in that stage of change at post-assessment. Colored sections represent the students preassessment attitude about change. In other words, 8 students who were taking action about their drinking before the class, still were taking action at the end. pared by: Will Chapman, 7/17/15
Drinking Risk at Assessment Low Risk 3 Moderate Risk 1 1 5 High Risk 7 Problem 5 1 % 1% % 3% % 5% % 7% 8% 9% 1% Assessment RTC Assessment RTC by Drinking Risk contemplation Contemplation Action % of students, across all risk levels, were already making or considering changes with regard to their drinking when they started the BASICS program (denoted by orange and gray bars), though higher risk drinkers were slightly more reluctant to consider change. 7% of participants were considering additional changes or actively making changes, regardless of risk level at the start of the program (orange and gray bars). Those categorized as high risk considered change at higher rates than those considered to have problem drinking styles. Drinking Risk at Assessment Assessment RTC by Drinking Risk Low Risk 1 7 Moderate Risk 8 7 High Risk 15 1 9 Problem 9 % 1% % 3% % 5% % 7% 8% 9% 1% Assessment RTC contemplation Contemplation Action Number of Students 1 1 1 1 8 contemplators by Drinking Risk and RTC 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Low risk Moderate risk High risk Problem Students who no longer considered changes after the program (blue bars in above graph) tended to reflect indifferent attitudes about changing their drinking at the start of the program. An area for improvement is motivating high risk drinkers to consider changes to their alcohol use prior to the start of BASICS. Greater receptivity to the program is consistent with contemplation and action outcomes. -assessment RTC contemplation Contemplation Action
BASICS Change in Attitudes 1.7 1.5 1.1.93.7.78.73.5..37.3.3.8.8.31 1.95..3...5 1 1.5.5 3 3.5 Readiness to Change *p<.5,**p<.1 **My drinking is okay as it is. *I am trying to drink less than I used to. **I enjoy drinking but sometimes I drink too *I should cut down on my drinking. **It is a waste of time thinking about my drinking. *Anyone can talk about wanting to drink less, **I am at the stage where I should think about **My drinking is a problem. *It's alright for me to keep drinking as I do now. **My life would be the same even if I drank less. Scores range from (strongly disagree) to (strongly agree). N=175 students All ten of significant (one-tailed, paired t test) changes in direction anticipated. BASICS is clearly showing effects on participant attitudes about their own alcohol use and that change is considered or in action. Readiness to Change *p<.5,**p<.1 *Action Scale.1.7 **Contemplation Scale -.7.331 **contemplation Scale -.33 1.18-1 -.5.5 1 1.5.5 3 *Know to help a passed out friend, and *Important to have a plan before going out. *I dislike when I drink to get drunk. *I am comfortable turning down a drink if I *Drinking a lot of alcohol quickly is risky. *It's important to know how much alcohol Attitudes Regarding Risky Drinking *p<.5, **p<.1..8 3. 3.53 3.9 3.19 3.59 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.35.5 1 1.5.5 3 3.5 Scores range from 1 (strongly disagree) to (strongly agree). N=175 participants One-tailed paired t-tests indicate significant differences between preand post-assessment attitudes for six of eight items. Responses indicate greater agreement with the statements on the right. On these measures, students tend to increase their pro-social and responsible attitudes.
BASICS Knowledge Comparison 1 1 8 9. 9.7 9.7 8.1 8.3 8.38 Knowledge Increase by Groups *p<.5, **p<.1 8.71 8.5 8.5 8. 1.1 1.31 1.9 1.58 1. 1.7 1.9 1.9 9.5 9.3 9.73 1-17:11 Items Measured, N=18 Average pre-assessment knowledge of 8.1 correct items. Knowledge gains of only 1.1 items correct, however this was statistically significant at p <.1 for a postassessment knowledge average of 9.. Difference assessment knowledge scores concentrate near the average or higher, versus the preassessment distribution. Number of Students 8 BASICS Knowledge Frequency 8 57 9 5 1 19 38 3 1 3 1 5 1 3 5 7 8 9 1 11 Number of Items Correct
BASICS Evaluations Overall Program 1% % Program Will Help Reduce Risk % % 55% % 9% 9% Poor Fair Good Excellent Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly agree Likely to Change My Behavior Recommend to First Year Students 35% 5% 5% 53% Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly agree Do not recommend Strongly recommend Might recommend Very strongly recommend Student evaluations reflect a very favorable view of the program. Most are referred after a transport or significant & repeated alcohol misuse, so it makes sense that the one-on-one experience would be positive. Participants are more definitive about risk reduction and behavior changes resulting from the program, compared to peers in Choices about Alcohol.