READ ME File For: 'Six-month observational follow-up of a cohort of patients with alcohol use disorders attending University Hospital Southampton'

Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D0689

ReadMe Author: Sophia E Chambers, University of Southampton, sec1n14@soton.ac.uk

This dataset supports the publication: 
Chambers S.E., (2018). Exploring identity: Living with, and moving beyond, a problematic relationship with alcohol. PhD thesis. University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. 

Data collected between 01/09/2016 - 30/09/2017 at University Hospital Southampton, U.K.

Geographic location of data collection: University Hospital Southampton / University of Southampton, U.K.

Ethical approvals: Approval granted by University of Southampton (ERGO reference: 26104) and the Northern Ireland NHS Research Ethis committee (ref: 16/NI/0100; IRAS number 204165).
While all data has been anonymised, researchers should seek additional ethics approval for any secondary analyses. 

Study design: Observational 6-month cohort study of patients with Alcohol Use Disorders attending University Hospital Southampton, UK.


Contents:
1. SPSS data file containing baseline and 6-month follow-up data for a cohort of 141 patients with alcohol use disorders attending University Hospital Southampton (including: demographics, details of hospital admission, alcohol use and levels of dependence, readiness to change scores, depression/anxiety scores as per the HADS).

NB: blank cells indicate missing data

Abbreviations:

AUD - alcohol use disorder
LTFU - lost to follow-up
VAST - Vulnerable Adult Support Team
ACT - Alcohol Care Team
Psych Medicine - Psychological Medicine Team
ED - emergency department
GP - general practicioner
SMART - 
AA - alcoholics anonymous
TLFB - timeline follow-back
HDD - heavy drinking day(s)
AUDIT - alcohol use disorder identification test
AUDIT-C - alcohol use disorder identification test consumption scale
LDQ - leeds dependence questionnaire
CSC - clinically significant change (in levels of psychological dependence as measured by the LDQ)
RTCQ - readiness to change questionnaire
SOCRATES - stages of change readiness and treatment eagerness scale
PP - problem perception (subscale of SOCRATES)
TA - taking action (subscale of SOCRATES)
HADS - hospital anxiety and depression scale

Dataset available under a CC BY 4.0 licence

Publisher: University of Southampton, U.K.

Date registered: 22 October 2018