Is lack of social support associated with a delay in seeking medical care? A cross-sectional study of Minnesota and Tennessee residents using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

Objective: Previous studies have demonstrated an association between social support and lower morbidity and mortality. Delay in seeking medical care is associated with poor health outcomes. The relationship between social support and delay in seeking medical care has not been established.

Brief Versus Full Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test in National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network Clinical Trials.

Objectives: Alcohol use disorders are common among patients admitted to an ICU, yet systematic screening is rarely performed. We sought to confirm the construct validity of the full Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and to evaluate the performance of the brief three-item Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-C using the full Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test as a proxy gold standard in a population of patients with a medical critical illness.

Design: Secondary analysis.