A review of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), AUDIT-C, and USAUDIT for screening in the United States: Past issues and future directions.
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The structural and functional features of the AUDIT and methodological problems with the validation of the alcohol consumption questions (AUDIT-C) are described and the content, scoring, and rationale for a new version of theAUDIT, adapted to US standard drink size and hazardous drinking guidelines, is presented.Abstract:
Background. The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that clinicians screen all adults for alcohol misuse and provide brief counseling to those engaged in risky or hazardous drinking. The W...read more
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AUDIT - The alcohol use disorders identification test: guidelines for use in primary care.
TL;DR: This manual introduces the AUDIT, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, and describes how to use it to identify persons with hazardous and harmful patterns of alcohol consumption.
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The AUDIT Alcohol consumption questions (AUDIT-C) : An effective brief screening test for problem drinking
TL;DR: Three questions about alcohol consumption (AUDIT-C) appear to be a practical, valid primary care screening test for heavy drinking and/or active alcohol abuse or dependence.
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AUDIT-C as a Brief Screen for Alcohol Misuse in Primary Care
Katharine A. Bradley,Anna F. DeBenedetti,Robert J. Volk,Emily C. Williams,Danielle Frank,Daniel R. Kivlahan +5 more
TL;DR: The AUDIT-C was an effective screening test for alcohol misuse in this primary care sample and Optimal screening thresholds for men and women were the same as in previously published VA studies.
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A review of research on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
TL;DR: Sensitivity and specificities of the AUDIT or criteria of current hazardous use and, to a slightly lesser extent, lifetime alcohol dependence are high, and AUDIT scores are at least moderately related to other self-report alcohol screening tests.
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