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01-09-2013 | Meeting abstract
Validating alcohol screening scores as measures of change
Authors:
Katharine A Bradley, Anna D Rubinsky, Emily C Williams, Gwen T Lapham, Laura J Chavez, Daniel R Kivlahan
Published in:
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
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Special Issue 1/2013
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Excerpt
Evaluation of SBI implementation requires validated measures for monitoring drinking outcomes. The AUDIT-C is a validated alcohol screen, but the AUDIT-C’s validity as a measure of changes in drinking is unknown. This study evaluated whether changes in AUDIT-C scores at repeat annual screening have predictive validity in patients with and without documented BI (which could motivate under-reporting at follow-up). …