Resources for the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment based
Proactive and Personalised Primary Care of the Elderly
AUDIT-C
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Tool
Consumption
Purpose : Screening tool to identify frequency and patterns of consumption for people who are at risk of developing alcohol problems
Admin time : 5 min
User Friendly : High
Administered by : GP or nurse
Content : 3 questions to assess the level of risk, be it hazardous, harmful or dependent
Author : Bush K, 1998 access
Copyright : Free to use
AUDIT-C
AUDIT-C - online
AUDIT-C
Advantages:
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free to use
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quick
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relatively non-confrontational
Disadvantages:
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the degree of alcohol usage within different population groups and other clinical and/or community settings will likely differ, and may thus influence sensitivity and specificity.
Accuracy : (Gomez A, 2005) access
Sensitivity 83,1 % and specificity 90,9 %
These Tools are used in the assessment of
Alcohol Problems
Back To : Alcohol Problems
Back To : Thorny Issues
This is one of several topics presented in the Thorny Issues sector of this toolkit