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Title
A Quick Drinking Screen for Identifying Women at Risk for an Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy
ISBN or ISSN
0306-4603
Publication Title
Addiction Behaviors
Volume
34
Issue
9
Publication Date / Copyright Date
9-1-2009
First Page
714
Last Page
716
DOI Number
10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.04.001
Abstract
Two previous studies comparing the Quick Drinking Screen (QDS) with the Timeline Followback (TLFB) found that these two instruments yielded similar reports of alcohol use for clinical and nonclinical populations of problem drinkers. The current study evaluated the correspondence between these two drinking measures with women at risk of an Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy (AEP). Participants were 355 women who voluntarily participated in a research study during 2005 through 2007 designed to prevent AEPs. All women were screened by phone for eligibility using the QDS and approximately 2 weeks later completed a 3-month TLFB by mail. Results of this study, analyzed in 2008, paralleled previous studies showing that the QDS and the TLFB, two very different drinking measures, collected similar aggregate drinking data for women who drink heavily and are at risk of an AEP. Correspondence between the two drinking measures met acceptable levels of reliability. The present study found that the QDS has demonstrated efficacy for screening women whose level of alcohol use puts them at risk for an AEP. Although the QDS does not yield detailed drinking information, it could be used when it is not possible or necessary to gather daily drinking data.
Disciplines
Medical Specialties | Medicine and Health Sciences | Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy
NSUWorks Citation
Dum, M.; Sobelll, L. C.; Sobell, M. B.; Heinecke, N.; Valuse, A.; and Johnson, K. E., "A Quick Drinking Screen for Identifying Women at Risk for an Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy" (2009). Faculty Articles. 541.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_com_faculty_articles/541