Lack of agreement between two questionnaires that evaluate the severity of the alcohol dependence syndrome |
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| Authors: | M R Jorge F C De Padua J Masur |
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| Affiliation: | 2. Department of Pediatrics, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children''s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL;3. Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA;7. Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA;1. Department of Neurology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany;2. Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany;1. Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK;2. Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, University of Glasgow, UK;3. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India;4. SGGS Institute of Engineering and Technology, Vishnupuri, Nanded, India;5. Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India |
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| Abstract: | The Short-Alcohol Dependence Data (SADD) and the Alcohol Dependence Scale (ADS) questionnaires, both designed to evaluate the degree of severity of alcohol dependence, were compared in a sample of 201 known alcoholics. Although a significant correlation was found between the scores obtained on the two scales (r = 0.61; P less than 0.01), respondents were classified differently by the two questionnaires (Kappa = 0.20). Subjects were generally considered less dependent by the ADS than by the SADD. Different possibilities that could explain the differential classification are discussed. |
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