Comparison of Timeline Follow-Back and Averaging Methods for Quantifying Alcohol Consumption in Treatment Research
Comparison of Timeline Follow-Back and Averaging Methods for Quantifying Alcohol Consumption in Treatment Research
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DOI：
10.1177/1073191194001001004
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发表时间：
1994-03-01
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影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Tonigan
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作者：
Cervantes;Miller;Tonigan
关于如何最好地量化饮酒量作为治疗研究中的结果指标，目前还没有达成共识。两种常用的方法进行了比较：时间轴后续程序，通过日历重建每日饮酒，和网格平均法中采用的饮酒者配置文件系统。一个样本的门诊接受治疗的酒精中毒进行了采访，使用这两种方法。类似的，虽然不完全相同，消费模式得到的每一个措施约占一半的方差在其他。这两种评估方法的相对优势被认为是。
There is as yet no consensus regarding how best to quantify alcohol consumption as an outcome measure in treatment research. Two commonly used methods were compared: the timeline follow-back procedure which reconstructs daily drinking via a calendar, and the grid averaging method employed in the Drinker Profile system. A sample of outpatients being treated for alcoholism was interviewed using both approaches. Similar, though not identical, consumption patterns were obtained with each measure accounting for approximately half of the variance in the other. The relative advantages of these two assessment approaches are considered.