Validity of the AUDIT-C screen for at-risk drinking among students utilizing university primary care

doi:10.1080/07448481.2018.1453514

. 2018 Nov-Dec;66(8):774-782.

doi: 10.1080/07448481.2018.1453514. Epub 2018 May 22.

Validity of the AUDIT-C screen for at-risk drinking among students utilizing university primary care

Clare E Campbell¹, Stephen A Maisto¹

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PMID: 29565778
PMCID: PMC6151161
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2018.1453514

Validity of the AUDIT-C screen for at-risk drinking among students utilizing university primary care

Clare E Campbell et al. J Am Coll Health. 2018 Nov-Dec.

. 2018 Nov-Dec;66(8):774-782.

doi: 10.1080/07448481.2018.1453514. Epub 2018 May 22.

Authors

Clare E Campbell¹, Stephen A Maisto¹

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¹ a Department of Psychology , Syracuse University , Syracuse , New York , USA.

PMID: 29565778
PMCID: PMC6151161
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2018.1453514

Abstract

Objective: Research is needed to establish the psychometric properties of brief screens in university primary care settings. This study aimed to assess the construct validity of one such screen, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C), for detecting at-risk drinking among students who have utilized on-campus primary care.

Participants: 389 students recently seen in university primary care completed a confidential online survey in December 2014.

Methods: Bivariate correlations between the AUDIT-C and measures of alcohol consumption and negative drinking consequences provided concurrent evidence for construct validity. Receiver Operating Characteristic curve analyses determined optimal cut-off scores for at-risk drinking.

Results: The AUDIT-C significantly correlated with measures of alcohol consumption and negative drinking consequences (p < .001). Analyses support optimal AUDIT-C cut-off scores of 5 for females and 7 for males.

Conclusions: The AUDIT-C is a valid screen for at-risk drinking among students who utilize university primary care.

Keywords: AUDIT-C; Alcohol; college students; primary care; screening.

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[1] Hingson R, Heeren T, Winter M, Wechsler H. Magnitude of alcohol-related mortality and morbidity among U.S. college students ages 18–24: Changes from 1998 to 2001. Annu Rev Public Health 2005;26:259–279. doi:10.1146/annurev.publhealth.26.021304.144652 - DOI - PubMed

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[8] Hingson R, Zha W, Smyth D. Magnitude and trends in heavy episodic drinking, alcohol-impaired driving, and alcohol-related mortality and overdose hospitalizations among emerging adults of college ages 18–24 in the United States, 1998–2014. J Stud Alcohol Drugs 2017;78(4):540–548. - PMC - PubMed

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