Evaluation of the psychometric properties of self-reported measures of alcohol consumption: a COSMIN systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To review studies about the reliability and validity of self-reported alcohol consumption measures among adults, an area which needs updating to reflect current research.

Methods

Databases (PUBMED (1966-present), MEDLINE (1946-present), EMBASE (1947-present), Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) (1937-present), PsycINFO (1887-present) and Social Science Citation Index (1976-present)) were searched systematically for studies from inception to 11th August 2017. Pairs of independent reviewers screened study titles, abstracts and full texts with high agreement and a third author resolved disagreements. A comprehensive quality assessment was conducted of the reported psychometric properties of measures of alcohol consumption using the COnsensu

SUBMITTER: McKenna H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5797334 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature