Concurrent validity of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and AUDIT zones in defining levels of severity among out-patients with alcohol dependence in the COMBINE study

Online alcohol screening may be helpful in preventing alcohol use disorders. We assessed psychometric properties of an online version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) among Spanish university students. We used a longitudinal online survey (the UNIVERSAL project) of first-year students (18–24 years old) in five universities, including the AUDIT, as part of the WHO World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) initiative. A reappraisal interview was carried out with the Timeline Followback (TLFB) for alcohol consumption categories and the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) for alcohol use disorder. Reliability, construct validity and diagnostic accuracy were assessed. Results: 287 students (75% women) completed the MINI, of whom 242 also completed the TLFB. AUDIT’s Cronbach’s alpha was 0.82. The confirmatory factor analysis for the one-factor solution of the AUDIT showed a good fit to the data. Significant AUDIT score differences were observed by TLFB categories and by MINI disorders. Areas under the curve (AUC) were very large for dependence (AUC = 0.96) and adequate for consumption categories (AUC > 0.7). AUDIT cut-off points of 6/8 (women/men) for moderate-risk drinking and 13 for alcohol dependence showed sensitivity/specificity of 76.2%/78.9% and 56%/97.5%, respectively. The online version of the AUDIT is useful for detecting alcohol consumption categories and alcohol dependence in Spanish university students.

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Concurrent validity of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in relation to Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) severity levels according to the brief DSM-5 AUD diagnostic assessment screener

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1080/08039488.2019.1642382 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 73 (7) ◽

pp. 397-400 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Håkan Källmén ◽

Tobias H. Elgán ◽

Peter Wennberg ◽

Anne H. Berman

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Concurrent Validity ◽

Alcohol Use Disorder ◽

Alcohol Use Disorders ◽

Diagnostic Assessment ◽

Dsm 5 ◽

Identification Test ◽

Severity Levels

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P.6.b.012 Association between HTR7 genetic polymorphisms and alcohol dependence: use of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)

European Neuropsychopharmacology ◽

10.1016/s0924-977x(14)71079-x ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 24 ◽

pp. S670

Author(s):

J.S. Yi ◽

J.J. Kim ◽

S.H. Kim ◽

I.G. Choi

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Alcohol Dependence ◽

Genetic Polymorphisms ◽

Alcohol Use Disorders ◽

Identification Test

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Alcohol dependence syndrome in emergency services: assessment protocol for the professional nursing practice

Enfermería Global ◽

10.6018/eglobal.15.1.217891 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 78

Author(s):

Margarita Antonia Villar Luis ◽

Sara Pinto Barbosa ◽

Luciana Barizon Luchesi ◽

Jair Lício Ferreira Santos

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Alcohol Dependence ◽

Nursing Practice ◽

Emergency Services ◽

Alcohol Use Disorders ◽

Assessment Protocol ◽

Professional Nursing ◽

Professional Nursing Practice ◽

Identification Test ◽

Alcohol Dependence Syndrome

Estudio cuantitativo exploratorio realizado en los servicios de urgencias del municipio de Ribeirão Preto, interior del Estado de São Paulo, Brasil. El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar señales y síntomas del Síndrome de Abstinencia Alcohólica (SAA) por el equipo de enfermería, utilizando para esto un protocolo. La colecta de datos se realizó durante 642 horas de turnos. De los 463 participantes, 297 presentaron AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) ≥7, de estos, 59 (12,7%) presentaban AUDIT ≥20, o sea, sugerente de SAA siendo, por esto, incluídos en esta investigación. En cuanto a las señales, de los 59 usuarios, 8 no sabían decir el tiempo de hospitalización, 7 no sabían en qué año o mes estaban, y 13 presentaban inquietud. En relación a los signos físicos de la dependencia, 17 presentaron signos de temblores, 8 refirieron convulsiones. Los servicios de urgencias pueden ser lugares privilegiados para identificar síntomas de consumo abusivo y de dependencia del alcohol y la utilización del protocolo de evaluación de enfermería puede ser una estratégia útil en el seguimiento e intervención.

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