| Automated telephone screening for problem drinking. | |
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PMID: 16608156 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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OBJECTIVE: This study assessed test-retest reliability and criterion validity for an automated version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), a screening tool for alcohol-related problems. Participants' willingness to use such a system to learn about and change their drinking behavior was also assessed. METHOD: Participants were 202 callers recruited through newspaper ads and flyers asking for volunteers concerned about their drinking and willing to help test a new method of screening and referral for alcohol problems. Participants were divided into two groups. The first group of subjects recruited received the Telephone-Linked Communications (TLC)-AUDIT twice, administered a week apart. The second group received the TLC-AUDIT once and a human-administered AUDIT once, also a week apart. RESULTS: Test-retest reliability was assessed in 102 participants; the intraclass correlation of AUDIT scores between both administrations was .87; kappa for nonproblem versus problem drinking (AUDIT score of 8 or above) was .89. The validity study compared the TLC-AUDIT scores of the next 100 participants to AUDIT questions administered by a human interviewer. The intraclass correlation was .94; kappa was .75. Seventy-five percent of all participants who screened positive for problem drinking agreed they would "talk to a computer again to learn more about your drinking pattern and how to deal with it". CONCLUSIONS: Automated telephone technology can be used to administer the AUDIT instrument with high levels of reliability and validity. This technology could be used to deliver behavioral change interventions. |
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Authors:
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Amy Rubin; Jeffrey P Migneault; Lisa Marks; Edward Goldstein; Kevin Ludena; Robert H Friedman |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Validation Studies |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of studies on alcohol Volume: 67 ISSN: 0096-882X ISO Abbreviation: J. Stud. Alcohol Publication Date: 2006 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-04-26 Completed Date: 2006-09-12 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503813 Medline TA: J Stud Alcohol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 454-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Addiction Services WEH 101, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, 16 Blossom Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. arubin1@partners.org |
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Adult Alcoholism / epidemiology* Automatic Data Processing* Communication Female Humans Male Mass Screening / instrumentation* Questionnaires Reproducibility of Results Telephone* |
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