IDENTIFYING HAZARDOUS OR HARMFUL ALCOHOL USE IN MEDICAL ADMISSIONS: A COMPARISON OF AUDIT, CAGE AND BRIEF MAST

IDENTIFYING HAZARDOUS OR HARMFUL ALCOHOL USE IN MEDICAL ADMISSIONS: A COMPARISON OF AUDIT, CAGE AND BRIEF MAST

Two hundred and forty new medical inpatients received the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), CAGE and brief Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (brief MAST) questionnaires. Sensitivities when identifying weekly drinkers of>14 units (women) or>21 units (men) were 93, 79 and 35%,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford) 1996-11, Vol.31 (6), p.591-599
Hauptverfasser: MACKENZIE, DONALD M., LANGA, ARTURO, BROWN, TOM M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alcohol abuse
Alcoholic Intoxication - epidemiology
Alcoholism - epidemiology
Alcoholism and acute alcohol poisoning
Biological and medical sciences
Comorbidity
Female
Hospitals
Hospitals, General - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Lothian
Male
Mass Screening - statistics & numerical data
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data
Patients
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Screening
Toxicology
United Kingdom - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:Two hundred and forty new medical inpatients received the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), CAGE and brief Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (brief MAST) questionnaires. Sensitivities when identifying weekly drinkers of>14 units (women) or>21 units (men) were 93, 79 and 35%, respectively (P21 units (women) or>28 units (men) were 100%, 94% and 47%. Routine screening of medical admissions with the AUDIT (cut-off score 8) is recommended.
ISSN:0735-0414
1464-3502
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008195