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Psychometric Properties of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) in Public First Responders
- Title
- Psychometric Properties of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) in Public First Responders
- Authors
- Jeong H.S.; Park S.; Lim S.M.; Ma J.; Kang I.; Kim J.; Kim E.-J.; Choi Y.J.; Lim J.-H.; Chung Y.-A.; Lyoo I.K.; Yoon S.; Kim J.E.
- Ewha Authors
- 임수미; 김의정; 김지은; 류인균; 윤수정; 김정윤
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 임수미; 김의정; 김지은; 류인균; 윤수정; 김정윤
- Issue Date
- 2017
- Journal Title
- Substance Use and Misuse
- ISSN
- 1082-6084
- Citation
- Substance Use and Misuse vol. 52, no. 8, pp. 1069 - 1075
- Keywords
- Alcohol use disorder; first responder; receiver operating characteristic curve; reliability; validity
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Ltd
- Indexed
- SCIE; SSCI; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Problematic alcohol consumption is prevalent among first responders because alcohol is commonly used to cope with occupational stress and frequent exposure to traumatic incidents, making them an at-risk population for alcohol use disorders (AUD). This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Korean version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) among public first responders. The Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV-Text Revision (SCID), AUDIT-C, AUDIT, and CAGE were administered to 222 public first responders, who were recruited by convenience sampling. One-week test–retest reliability was evaluated in a subsample (n = 24). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses were conducted to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and estimate the optimal cut-off scores for any AUD and alcohol dependence. Three different analytic criteria were utilized to calculate the cut-off scores. The AUDIT-C demonstrated good test–retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient for test–retest reliability = 0.91) and satisfactory convergent validity. The areas under the ROC curves for any AUD and alcohol dependence of the AUDIT-C were 0.87 and 0.93, respectively. For any AUD, all three criteria suggested a cut-off score of 7.5 (sensitivity = 81.8%, specificity = 79.8%), whereas for alcohol dependence, a cut-off score of 8.5 (sensitivity = 85.7%, specificity = 86.1%) was derived from two criteria. In conclusion, the AUDIT-C demonstrated good reliability and validity and proved to be a brief and effective screening test for AUD among first responders. © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
- DOI
- 10.1080/10826084.2016.1271986
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- 의과대학 > 의학과 > Journal papers
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