Substance use screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment training for emergency medicine trainees

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Table 1 Post-training survey constructs in analyses

Constructs	Post-training
Satisfaction with training Item scale =1–5	1. How satisfied are you with the overall quality of this training? 2. How satisfied are you with the quality of the instruction? 3. How satisfied are you with the quality of the training materials? 4. Overall, how satisfied are you with your training experience? 5. The training class was well organized. 6. The instructor was knowledgeable about the subject matter. 7. The instructor was well prepared for the class. 8. The instructor was receptive to participants’ comments and questions.
Usefulness/relevance of training Item scale =1–5	1. The material presented in this class will be useful to me in dealing with substance abuse. 2. The training enhanced my skill in this topic area. 3. The training was relevant to my career. 4. I expect to use the information gained from this training. 5. I expect this training to benefit my clients. 6. This training was relevant to substance use treatment. 7. How useful was the information you received from the instructor?
Current effectiveness Item scale =1–5	I am currently effective when working in this topic area.
Recommend training Item scale =1–5	I would recommend this training to a colleague.

Table 2 30-day and 12-month survey constructs in analyses

Constructs	30 days and 12 months post-training
Usefulness/relevance of training Item scale =1–5	1. The material presented in this class has been useful to me in dealing with substance abuse. 2. The training enhanced my skill in this topic area. 3. The training was relevant to my career. 4. This training was relevant to substance use treatment. 5. The training has enables me to serve my clients better. 6. How useful was the information you received from the instructor?
Sharing/using information Item scale = Yes/No	1. Did you share any of the information from this training with others? 2. Did you share any of the materials from this training with others? 3. Have you applied any of what you have learned in training to your work?

Table 3 Characteristics of trainees

	EM residents (n=42), n (%)	Medical students (n=127), n (%)	Physician assistant students (n=69), n (%)
Female	17 (42)	58 (46)	56 (81)
Race	White: 36 (85) Asian: 5 (12) Not reported: 1 (2%)	White: 79 (62) Asian: 32 (25) African American: 8 (6) Not reported: 8 (6%)	White: 63 (91) Asian: 3 (4) African American: 1(1) Not reported: 2 (3%)
Hispanic/Latino	2 (5)	9 (7)	2 (2)

Abbreviation: EM, emergency medicine.

Table 4 Trainee ratings of SBIRT training

Training level	Satisfaction with training Mean (SD)	Recommending training to a colleague Mean (SD)	Relevance/usefulness of training to career Mean (SD)	Sharing information Mean (SD)
Medical student	Baseline = 36.6 (3.4)	Baseline = 4.3 (0.6)	Baseline = 31.9 (2.9) 30 days = 20.5 (3.3) 12 months = 19.5 (3.4)	30 days = 0.95 (0.77) 12 months = 1.07 (0.88)
EM resident	Baseline = 34.6 (5.1)	Baseline = 4.1 (0.8)	Baseline = 30.1 (5.8) 30 days = 19.7 (2.8) 12 months = 19.7 (2.4)	30 days = 0.57 (0.65) 12 months = 1.19 (0.69)
Student physician assistant	Baseline = 37.7 (2.8)	Baseline = 4.8 (0.4)	Baseline = 33.4 (2.3) 30 days = 22 (2.7) 12 months = 22.3 (2.2)	30 days = 0.68 (0.75) 12 months = 1.12 (0.79)

Abbreviations: EM, emergency medicine; SBIRT, screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment.