Readability of Self-Report Alcohol Misuse Measures
Readability of Self-Report Alcohol Misuse Measures
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DOI：
10.15288/jsad.2014.75.328
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发表时间：
2014-03-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Greenfield, Shelly F.
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作者：
McHugh, R. Kathryn;Sugarman, Dawn E.;Greenfield, Shelly F.
目的：酒精滥用和酒精使用障碍的自我报告测量对于研究和临床实践环境都是有价值的评估工具。然而，在确定这些衡量标准的有效性时，可读性常常被忽视，这可能会导致衡量标准的阅读等级水平高于许多潜在受访者的能力水平。当前研究的目的是估计酒精滥用和相关问题的有效措施的阅读等级水平。方法：总共确定了 45 项措施，并使用三个经过验证的可读性公式计算阅读等级水平。结果：大多数测量值的书写均高于患者材料的推荐阅读等级水平（5-6 年级），测量说明的可读性特别差。结论：鉴于许多自我报告的酒精滥用测量方法都是在高阅读水平下编写的，因此在选择用于研究和实践环境的测量方法时，考虑可读性非常重要。此外，制定或修改针对低识字人口的措施可能会促进这些文书的更广泛适用。
Objective: Self-report measures of alcohol misuse and alcohol use disorders are valuable assessment tools for both research and clinical practice settings. However, readability is often overlooked when establishing the validity of these measures, which may result in measures written at a reading-grade level that is higher than the ability level of many potential respondents. The aim of the current study was to estimate the reading-grade level of validated measures of alcohol misuse and associated problems. Method: A total of 45 measures were identified, and reading-grade level was calculated using three validated readability formulas. Results: The majority of measures were written above the recommended reading-grade level for patient materials (5th-6th grade), with particularly poor readability for measure instructions. Conclusions: Given that many self-report alcohol misuse measures are written at a high reading-grade level, the consideration of readability is important when selecting measures for use in research and practice settings. Moreover, the development or modification of measures to target low-literacy populations may facilitate the broader applicability of these instruments.