Does the Fast Alcohol Screening Test Accurately Distinguish Between Harmful and Severely Dependent Tiers of Alcohol Misuse?-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Does the Fast Alcohol Screening Test Accurately Distinguish Between Harmful and Severely Dependent Tiers of Alcohol Misuse?

Published:2021-03-23 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0735-0414
Container-title:Alcohol and Alcoholism
language:en
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Author:

John Bev¹^ORCID,Newstead Simon¹^ORCID,Heirene Robert²^ORCID,Hodgson Ray¹,Roderique-Davies Gareth¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Addictions Research Group, School of Psychology & Therapeutic Studies, University of South Wales, Pontypridd CF37 1DL, UK

2. Brain & Mind Centre, School of Psychology, Science Faculty, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia

Abstract

Abstract Aims Primary aim: to determine the efficacy of FAST (the Fast Alcohol Screening Test) for detecting harmful and dependent levels of alcohol use. Secondary aim: to compare the performance of the FAST to two short forms of the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT): the AUDIT-C and AUDIT-3. Methods Data from 3336 individuals in South Wales, compiled from full AUDIT datasets, were examined. AUROC analysis, alongside measures of sensitivity and specificity of the FAST, AUDIT-C and AUDIT-3 were utilized for the identification of harmful and dependent alcohol use. Results The FAST demonstrated efficacy in the identification of harmful and dependent levels of alcohol use, with superior performance to both the AUDIT-C and AUDIT-3. Conclusion The present paper demonstrates the potential of the FAST as a cost- and time-effective method for appropriate screening and signposting in the stepped care model utilized by many health care and treatment services. Further studies are needed to ensure validity, both within the general population and for specific services and populations.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

General Medicine

Link

http://academic.oup.com/alcalc/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/alcalc/agab015/38817928/agab015.pdf

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