Concurrent validity of an Estimator of Weekly Alcohol Consumption (EWAC) based on the Extended AUDIT
Concurrent validity of an Estimator of Weekly Alcohol Consumption (EWAC) based on the Extended AUDIT
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基于扩展审核的每周酒精消耗量估算器 (EWAC) 的并发有效性
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10.1101/2020.12.11.20247106
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2020
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Dutey-Magni P
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Dutey-Magni P
Background and AimsThe three‐question Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT‐C) is frequently used in healthcare for screening and brief advice about levels of alcohol consumption. AUDIT‐C scores (0–12) provide feedback as categories of risk rather than estimates of actual alcohol intake, an important metric for behaviour change. The study aimed to (i) develop a continuous metric from the Extended AUDIT‐C expressed in United Kingdom (UK) units (8 g pure ethanol), offering equivalent accuracy, and providing a direct estimator of weekly alcohol consumption (EWAC) and (ii) evaluate the EWAC's bias and error using the graduated‐frequency (GF) questionnaire as a reference standard of alcohol consumption.DesignCross‐sectional diagnostic study based on a nationally‐representative survey.SettingsCommunity dwelling households in England.ParticipantsA total of 22 404 household residents aged ≥16 years reporting drinking alcohol at least occasionally.MeasurementsComputer‐assisted personal interviews consisting of (i) AUDIT questionnaire with extended response items (the ‘Extended AUDIT’) and (ii) GF. Primary outcomes were: mean deviation <1 UK unit (metric of bias); root‐mean‐square deviation <2 UK units (metric of total error) between EWAC and GF. The secondary outcome was the receiver operating characteristic area under the curve for predicting alcohol consumption in excess of 14 and 35 UK units.FindingsEWAC had a positive bias of 0.2 UK units (95% CI = 0.08, 0.4) compared with GF. Deviations were skewed: whereas the mean error was ±11 UK units/week [9.5, 11.9], in half of participants the deviation between EWAC and GF was between 0 and ±2.1 UK units/week. EWAC predicted consumption in excess of 14 UK units/week with a significantly greater area under the curve (0.918 [0.914, 0.923]) than AUDIT‐C (0.870 [0.864, 0.876]) or the full AUDIT (0.854 [0.847, 0.860]).ConclusionsA new estimator of weekly alcohol consumption, which uses answers to the Extended AUDIT‐C, meets the targeted bias tolerance. It is superior in accuracy to AUDIT‐C and the full 10‐item AUDIT when predicting consumption thresholds, making it a reliable complement to the Extended AUDIT‐C for health promotion interventions.
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影响因子:
4.4
作者:
Gillian Rosenberg;L. Bauld;L. Hooper;Penny Buykx;J. Holmes;J. Vohra
通讯作者:
J. Vohra
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发表时间:
1974
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Occupational Health Nursing
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作者:
L. Hannigan
通讯作者:
L. Hannigan
DOI:
10.1111/j.1360-0443.1989.tb00792.x
发表时间:
1989-09
期刊:
British journal of addiction
影响因子:
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作者:
M. Hilton
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M. Hilton
影响因子:
4.3
作者:
Beyer F;Lynch E;Kaner E
通讯作者:
Kaner E
影响因子:
3.4
作者:
Livingston, Michael;Callinan, Sarah
通讯作者:
Callinan, Sarah