Self-reports of alcohol use, drug use and sexual behavior: Expanding the timeline follow-back technique
Self-reports of alcohol use, drug use and sexual behavior: Expanding the timeline follow-back technique
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DOI：
10.15288/jsa.1998.59.681
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1998-11-01
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Stall, RD
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Midanik, LT;Hines, AM;Stall, RD
目的：这项研究的目的是比较在一家同性恋机构接受门诊药物滥用治疗的男同性恋者/双性恋者中，30天总结措施和扩展版本的时间线回访(Timeline)访谈技术中关于酒精使用、药物使用和性行为的报告。方法：受试者(N=418)首先完成自填式问卷调查，调查对象为最后一次饮酒或吸毒前30天。综合衡量标准包括酒精使用量、五类药物的使用天数和肛交次数(使用和不使用避孕套)，按伴侣类型(主要或次要)分列。然后，参与者完成时间线访谈程序，回忆他们在同一30天期间的日常饮酒、吸毒和性行为。结果：研究结果表明，时间线方法在汇总测量中包括了比平时饮酒天数更多时的平均饮酒量(124.0比147.0)、平均使用药物的天数(9.3vs10.7)和与主要伴侣发生肛交的平均次数(1.2vs2.2)，得到了显著较低的估计。在评估研究访谈和最后一次饮酒或吸毒之间的时间长短时，总体上仍存在显著差异，但与主要伴侣发生肛交的次数除外。结论：这些发现表明，时间线估计低于使用更标准方法(摘要测量)的估计。这些发现与其他研究人员报告的结果之间的差异表明，需要进一步探索给药模式对不同人群的影响。
Objective: The purpose of this study is to compare reports of alcohol use, drug use and sexual behavior from 30-day Summary measures with an expanded version of a Timeline Follow-back (Timeline) interview technique among gay/bisexual men entering outpatient substance abuse treatment at a gay-identified agency. Method: Respondents (N = 418) first completed self-administered questionnaires covering the 30-day period prior to their last use of alcohol or drugs. Summary measures included alcohol use, number of days of use for five categories of drugs and number of episodes of anal intercourse (with and without condoms) by partner type (primary or secondary). Participants then completed the Timeline interview procedure to recall their daily drinking, drug use and sexual behavior during the same 30-day period. Results: The findings indicate that the Timeline method yielded significantly lower estimates of mean number of drinks consumed when heavier than usual drinking days is included in the Summary measure (124.0 vs 147.0 drinks), mean number of days drugs were used (9.3 vs 10.7) and mean number of episodes of anal intercourse with a primary partner(1.2 vs 2.2). Differences generally remained significant when assessed by length of time between the study interview and last use of alcohol or drugs, with the exception of number of anal sex episodes with primary partners. Conclusions: These findings indicate that Timeline estimates are lower than estimates using a more standard method (Summary measures). Discrepancies between these findings and those reported by other researchers indicate a need for further exploration of the effects of the mode of administration on various populations.