Evaluating Alcohol use among Russian Women at Risk for an Alcohol-exposed Pregnancy: A Comparison of Three Measures of Alcohol use

Author(s)

Tatiana Balachova
Linda C. Sobell, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Sangeeta Agrawal
Galina Isurina
Larissa Tsvetkova
Elena Volkova
Som Bohora

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1-2018

Publication Title

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volume

17

Issue/Number

3

First Page

324

ISSN

1533-2659

Last Page

334

Abstract/Excerpt

The Quick Drinking Screen (QDS) and Timeline Followback (TLFB), measures of alcohol use, have yielded similar reports of drinking with English speakers. The present study, a secondary data analysis, compared three measures of alcohol use (i.e., QDS, TLFB, and AUDIT) among Russian-speaking women. This is the first study to compare all three measures. This study replicated the findings of studies with English speakers and demonstrated that brief screening measures (QDS, AUDIT) provide reliable summary measures of alcohol use when compared to a detailed drinking measure (TLFB). The use of brief screening measures is recommended for use with Russian women.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2016.1201717

PubMed ID

27436415

NSUWorks Citation

Balachova, T., Sobell, L. C., Agrawal, S., Isurina, G., Tsvetkova, L., Volkova, E., Bohora, S. (2018). Evaluating Alcohol use among Russian Women at Risk for an Alcohol-exposed Pregnancy: A Comparison of Three Measures of Alcohol use. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 17(3), 324-334.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/1774