Title: A COMPARISON OF ALCOHOL SCREENING INSTRUMENTS AMONG UNDER-AGED DRINKERS TREATED IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS.
Authors: Kelly, Thomas M.; Donovan, John E.; Kinnane, Janet M.; Taylor, David M. C. D.
Abstract: — Aims: Few studies have examined the adequacy of adult-validated alcohol screening measures when used with adolescents and young adults. A total of 103 subjects (55 males, 48 females) participated in a study of alcohol use among under-aged drinkers conducted in two emergency departments. Methods: Participants completed three brief screening instruments for problematic alcohol use: the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT); a modified version of the TWEAK; and the CAGE. Results and Conclusions: Missing data on the TWEAK, lower internal consistency for the TWEAK and CAGE, and the better ability of the AUDIT to differentiate problem drinkers from non-problem drinkers, suggest that the AUDIT performs best in screening for problematic alcohol use among under-aged drinkers treated in emergency departments.
Subjects: PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of alcohol; ALCOHOL drinking; DRINKING behavior; MISSING data (Statistics); ALCOHOLISM treatment
Publication: Alcohol & Alcoholism, 2002, Vol 37, Issue 5, p444
ISSN: 0735-0414
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/37.5.444

A COMPARISON OF ALCOHOL SCREENING INSTRUMENTS AMONG UNDER-AGED DRINKERS TREATED IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS.

Kelly, Thomas M.; Donovan, John E.; Kinnane, Janet M.; Taylor, David M. C. D.