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Validation of the Revised Self‐Administered Alcohol Screening Test (SAAST‐R)
Author(s) -
Patten Christi A.,
Vickers Kristin S.,
Offord Kenneth P.,
Decker Paul A.,
Colligan Robert C.,
Bronars Carrie,
Reese Michael M.,
Seime Richard J.,
HallFlavin Daniel K.,
Hurt Richard D.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/10550490600996322
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , alcohol , internal consistency , medicine , addiction , test (biology) , clinical psychology , screening test , psychiatry , cut point , psychometrics , psychology , family medicine , statistics , paleontology , biochemistry , chemistry , biology , mathematics
This study examined the sensitivity and specificity of the revised Self‐Administered Alcohol Screening Test (SAAST‐R) 1 among adult outpatients evaluated at community addictions and psychiatry and psychology clinics. A total of 417 adults (mean ± SD age of 41.4 ± 15.0 years, 52% female, 91% Caucasian) completed the 36‐item SAAST‐R prior to their evaluation. Based on the clinician's documentation of the patient's alcohol use, two criterion groups were established: one composed of subjects classified as having no alcohol problems ( n = 214), and one with alcohol problems ( n = 203). The SAAST‐R was found to have high internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha −0.96), sensitivity (90%), and specificity (82%) for differentiating outpatients with and without alcohol problems, respectively, using a cut point of > 4 to indicate risk for alcohol‐related problems. The SAAST‐R was found to have good sensitivity and specificity among both males and females.