Validity of prenatal AUDIT screening for alcohol disorders - a Nationwide Swedish register study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims to assess the external validity of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in Swedish prenatal care as an indicator for alcohol-addiction disorders, and to characterize women with mismatched information in healthcare registers.

Design

This study was designed as a National register-based study.

Setting

Sweden.

Participants

The study sample included 739,735 pregnancies over the period 2014-2020.

Methods

Prospectively collected prenatal AUDIT screening in the Swedish Pregnancy register was linked to national health databases through individual identification number. The AUDIT score was dichotomized into < 6 points (low-risk use) and ≥ 6 points (hazardous use). Alcohol addiction disorders were defined by a diagn

SUBMITTER: Hesselman S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11650420 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature