IPSIBAT   26217
INSTITUTO DE PSICOLOGIA BASICA, APLICADA Y TECNOLOGIA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Caracteríticas de los instrumentos de tamizaje del trastorno por uso de alcohol en jóvenes universitarios de Argentina
Autor/es:
GIMENEZ, PAULA VICTORIA; GIMENEZ, PAULA VICTORIA; CREMONTE, MARIANA; CREMONTE, MARIANA; CONDE, KARINA; CONDE, KARINA
Revista:
Clinica y Salud
Editorial:
Colegio Oficial de Psicologos de Madrid
Referencias:
Año: 2018 vol. 29 p. 27 - 33
ISSN:
1130-5274
Resumen:
The prevalence of alcohol use disorders in university students is alarmingly high. Screening instruments are fundamental for both, epidemiological research and clinical practice. The aim of this article is to compare the performance of the most widely used screening instruments (AUDIT, AUDIT-C, TWEAK, RAPS- QF, and CAGE) in Argentinean university students. Screening tests, along with the Alcohol Section of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview that yields DSM 5 compatible diagnoses were administered to a probabilistic sample (N = 2,430) of university students from a national public university. The following characteristics were evaluated among others: optimal cut-off points, sensitivity, specificity, internal consistency, temporal stability, and item presence and discrimination capacity. The global appraisal of results suggests that the AUDIT and RAPS- QF would be preferable for evaluating AUD in this population.