Comparing the Detection of Transdermal and Breath Alcohol Concentrations During Periods of Alcohol Consumption Ranging From Moderate Drinking to Binge Drinking
Comparing the Detection of Transdermal and Breath Alcohol Concentrations During Periods of Alcohol Consumption Ranging From Moderate Drinking to Binge Drinking
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DOI：
10.1037/a0029021
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发表时间：
2012-10-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Hill-Kapturczak, Nathalie
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作者：
Dougherty, Donald M.;Charles, Nora E.;Hill-Kapturczak, Nathalie
酗酒是一个公共卫生问题，因为它与负面的健康结果以及增加的法律和社会后果有关。以前的研究经常使用自我报告的酒精摄入量来对酗酒事件进行分类；然而，这些措施在细节和准确性上往往是有限的。一些研究人员已经开始使用额外的测量方法，如血液（BAC）和呼吸（BrAC）酒精浓度来补充自我报告数据。透皮酒精测试，或通过皮肤检测酒精过期，比BAC和BrAC测量方法有优势，允许对个人的饮酒行为进行连续和无创的实时监测。尽管有这些优点，这项技术还没有在法医应用之外广泛使用或研究。本研究比较了22名成年定期饮酒者在适度饮酒至狂饮期间的透皮酒精浓度（TAC）和BrAC读数，以研究TAC监测仪的敏感性和特异性。我们观察到BrAC和TAC的测量结果大致一致。此外，我们能够开发一个可以使用TAC数据预测BrAC结果的方程，表明TAC数据在BrAC读数通常使用的研究和临床环境中是合适的替代品。最后。我们能够确定TAC峰值数据的截止点，该数据可以可靠地预测参与者是否从事中度或中度以上的饮酒，这表明TAC监测仪可以用于以适度或减少饮酒为目标的环境中。
Binge drinking is a public health concern due to its association with negative health outcomes as well as increased legal and social consequences. Previous studies have frequently used self-reported alcohol consumption to classify binge drinking episodes; however, these measures are often limited in both detail and accuracy. Some researchers have begun using additional measures such as blood (BAC) and breath (BrAC) alcohol concentrations to supplement self-report data. Transdermal alcohol testing, or the detection of alcohol expiration through the skin, offers advantages over BAC and BrAC measures by allowing for continuous and noninvasive monitoring of an individual's drinking behavior in real time. Despite these advantages, this technology has not been widely used or studied outside of forensic applications. The present research compares transdermal alcohol concentration (TAC) and BrAC readings during the consumption of alcohol ranging from moderate drinking to binge drinking in 22 adult regular drinkers in order to investigate the sensitivity and specificity of the TAC monitors. We observed that BrAC and TAC measures were broadly consistent. Additionally, we were able to develop an equation that could predict BrAC results using TAC data, indicating TAC data would be an appropriate substitute in research and clinical contexts where BrAC readings are typically used. Finally. we were able to determine a cutoff point for peak TAC data that could reliably predict whether a participant had engaged in moderate or more-than-moderate drinking, suggesting TAC monitors could be used in settings where moderate or reduced drinking is the goal.