The Brief Alcohol Use Disorder Severity Scale: An Initial Validation Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The goal of this study was to develop a standard measure of AUD severity that includes multiple dimensions and can be used in clinical settings to inform treatment selection.

Methods

A large sample (n = 1939) of moderate to heavy drinkers was amassed from six psychopharmacology studies. The severity factor was comprised of four dimensions: withdrawal, craving, AUD symptoms and alcohol-related consequences. First, a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to examine model fit. Next, a comprehensive item list from the four measures (i.e. CIWA, DrinC, PACs and SCID-5 AUD criteria) was reduced through exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Once the final items were merged into a preliminary assessment, an EFA was run to observe the factor structure. Initial validation

SUBMITTER: Donato S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9651986 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature