Table 3

PWAUD questionnaire

Section number	Main theme	Specific themes
1	General information	Age, gender, family situation, educational status, income, employment status, quality of housing, receiving ordinary healthcare, access to transportation, internet access.
2	Alcohol consumption	Craving level, health issues related to alcohol consumption, withdrawal symptoms, alcohol consumption perceptions
3	Substances use other than alcohol	Tobacco, opioids, benzodiazepines, cocaine, synthetic drugs
4	Experiences and perceptions related to alcohol consumption	Feelings, discrimination, drinking environment (place, peers)
5	AUD aims concerning personal alcohol consumption	(eg, abstinence, reduction, etc)
6	Care received	Having a regular GP, quality of relationship with regular GP, receiving/having received care (in the 3 years prior to enrolment), having already sought AUD care through regular GP or in general, and, if applicable, reasons for not having sought AUD care.
7	Methods used to stop or reduce alcohol consumption	Medical methods, alternative therapies, association support. For each method, participants are asked if it was/is helpful and if it is ongoing.
8/9	Pharmacological treatments	Pharmacological treatments: Question 8 is designed for PWAUD who have already had at least one experience with pharmacological treatment, while question 9 is for people who have never taken any pharmacological treatment. For each of the five prescribed pharmacological treatments for maintaining abstinence or reducing alcohol consumption, participants are asked (1) if they have heard of it (if applicable where/from whom), (2) if they have taken the treatment (if applicable, who prescribed it to them), (3) reasons for deciding to take or not to take this treatment, (4) the treatment’s efficacy and (5) (if appropriate) their personal opinion about the causes for failure using this treatment.

AUD, alcohol used isorder; GP, general practitioner; PWAUD, people with alcohol use d isorder.