SCREENING EXAMINATIONS FOR COVERT ALCOHOLISM

研究人员试图建立CAGE筛选面试和 实验室数据概况作为酒精中毒的有效和可靠的指标。 到 为此，他们计划采访总共1,000名病人， 外科和精神科服务超过三年。 每个患者 将接受酒精中毒筛选面试（CAGE问题） 然后是更深入的采访 调查人员将收集 来自患者家属和医疗保健提供者的佐证数据。 在 此外，研究者还将收集每个研究者的临床实验室数据。 患者的记录或作为研究的一部分抽取的血液样本。 这些 数据将作为比较筛选访谈和 主要研究者的实验室数据概况符合更严格的标准 酒精中毒的诊断 统计检验的应用 有效性和可靠性将允许这种比较。 探索性 将进行分析，以研究改善 先前开发的描述性功能。 根据试点研究， 研究人员假设，CAGE和LDP都将被发现， 在酒精中毒诊断方面经验有效且可靠， 因此，将有助于设计一个部分自动化的系统， 酒精中毒筛查

The investigators seek to establish the CAGE screening interview and the Laboratory Data Profile as valid and reliable indicators of alcoholism. To do this, they plan to interview a total of 1,000 patients from medical, surgical and psychiatric services over a three year period. Each patient will be given a screening interview for alcoholism (CAGE questions) followed by a more in-depth interview. The investigators will collect corroborative data from patients' families and health care providers. In addition, the investigators will collect clinical laboratory data from each patient's record or from blood samples drawn as part of the study. These data will serve as the basis for comparing the screening interview and the principal investigator's Laboratory Data Profile to more stringent criteria for the diagnosis of alcoholism. The applications of statistical tests of validity and reliability will allow for this comparison. Exploratory analyses will be done to investigate the possibility of improving the previously developed descriminant function. Based on pilot studies, the investigators hypothesize that both the CAGE and the LDP will be found empirically valid and reliable with respect to alcoholism diagnosis and will, therefore, be useful in designing a partially automated system of alcoholism screening.