Processing transdermal alcohol concentration (TAC) data to detect low-level drinking.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several studies have objectively quantified drinking through the use of Alcohol Monitoring System's (AMS) transdermal alcohol concentration (TAC) device known as SCRAM CAM. Criteria that AMS uses to detect drinking are known to be conservative and only reliably detect heavy drinking equivalent to 5 or more standard drinks. Our group has developed Research Rules used to process TAC data in a manner that will detect low-level and moderate drinking even though it is below the AMS criteria for detection.

Methods

Sixteen male and 14 female paid research volunteers wore TAC monitors for 28 days in their natural environments and responded daily to text message prompts to self-report the previous day's drinking. Current analyses describe the Research Rules that we develop

SUBMITTER: Roache JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6559864 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature