Suitability of the PROMIS alcohol use short form for screening in a HIV clinical care setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

At-risk alcohol use is important to identify in clinical settings to facilitate interventions. The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Alcohol Use Short Form was developed through an item response theory process, but its utility as a screening instrument in clinical care has not been reported.

Objective

To determine the ability of the PROMIS Alcohol Use Short Form to identify people with current or future at-risk alcohol use defined by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test consumption (AUDIT-C) instrument.

Methods

Observational study of people living with HIV (PLWH) in clinical care at four sites across the US. Patients completed a tablet-based clinical assessment prior to seeing their providers at clinic appointments.

SUBMITTER: Gibbons LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4896136 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature