A short questionnaire (IRQ) to assess injecting risk behaviour

Stimson, Gerry V.; Jones, Steve B; Chalmers, Colin; Sullivan, D

doi:10.1046/j.1360-0443.1998.9333373.x

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“…Participants were also asked whether they shared other injection equipment, such as mixing containers, cookers, water, etc., during the episode. This, however, is a separate behavior, less reliably recalled (Stimson et al 1998) and not the focus of the present study.…”

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Gender-Specific Situational Correlates of Syringe Sharing During a Single Injection Episode

2009

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:Factors associated with syringe sharing differ between women and men; however, it is uncertain whether these hold within the setting of a single injection episode. A questionnaire eliciting information about the last injection episode with others present was administered to participants in a cohort of Montréal injection drug users (IDUs).Logistic regression was used to identify correlates of syringe sharing and to test potential gender differences in relation to syringe sharing. Data from 467 participants revealed significant differences between men and women with regard to situational factors; however, the relationships between situational factors and syringe sharing did not vary according to gender. In multivariate models including both genders, syringe sharing was associated with various attributes of other IDUs who were present as well as alcohol use during that specific episode. These results highlight the relevance of situational factors in injection drug use activity, regardless of gender.

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Gender-Specific Situational Correlates of Syringe Sharing During a Single Injection Episode

2009

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“…32 A validade de construção ("construct validity") foi avaliada pela utilização da análise de componentes principais, e a validade colateral ("collateral validity") foi inferida da correlação do instrumento com outro questionário independentemente aplicado. Com nosso instrumento, um possível caminho para avaliar a validade seria medi-la separadamente para cada seção do instrumento.…”

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Desenvolvimento de entrevista estruturada para avaliar consumo de cocaína e comportamentos de risco

Dunn

Laranjeira

2000

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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Objetivo: Criar uma entrevista estruturada em português, sensível à cultura brasileira, para avaliar usuários de cocaína. Método: Uma revisão da literatura foi usada para desenvolver uma "agenda oculta" que dirigiria as entrevistas exploratórias com 20 usuários de cocaína. Essas entrevistas ajudaram no processo de conceituar e operacionalizar as perguntas que seriam utilizadas na primeira versão do instrumento. Essa versão foi submetida a um estudo piloto com 40 usuários de cocaína vindos de diversos serviços de atendimento. Após cada entrevista, o questionário foi revisado até não haver modificações significativas. Resultados: Na versão final da entrevista havia 245 questões que, em sua maioria, eram fechadas com respostas dicotômicas, numéricas ou de múltipla escolha. A entrevista continha 13 seções, sendo: (1) dados sociodemográ-ficos, (2) uso de drogas lícitas, (3) uso de drogas ilícitas, (4) iniciação no uso da cocaína, (5) transições na via de administração, (6) padrão de consumo durante o período de uso mais intenso, (7) atividades criminais, (8) uso recente de cocaína, (9) história de injetar drogas, (10) experiência de tratamento, (11) "overdose", (12) história familiar do uso de álcool e drogas e (13) comportamentos de risco para a transmissão do vírus HIV. Conclusão: Essa é a primeira entrevista estruturada, detalhada e sensível à cultura brasileira criada no Brasil para avaliar usuários de cocaína, e que teve um estudo piloto extenso com uma amostra grande e diversificada.Cocaína. Crack. Abuso de substâncias. Desenho de questionário. Brasil. Entrevista estruturada.Objective: To create a culturally-adjusted structured interview protocol in Portuguese to evaluate the drug history and HIV risk behaviors of cocaine users in Brazil. Method: A review of the literature provided a "hidden agenda", used as a guide for exploratory interviews with 20 cocaine users. The interviews helped to conceptualize the questions and make them operational in order to be included in the first draft of the working tool. This draft was then tested with 40 cocaine users from different health clinics. The questionnaire was reviewed after every interview until no more major changes were necessary. Results: In the final version of the interview protocol there are 245 questions. Most of them are closed questions with dichotomous or numeric responses or multiple choice. The questionnaire comprehends 13 different subjects: social and populational information, use of legal drugs, use of illegal drugs, initiation into cocaine use, transitional steps for different routes of cocaine administration, pattern of cocaine use during peak usage, criminal activity, recent use of cocaine, past of drug injecting, previous treatments, overdose episodes, family history of alcohol and drug use, and HIV risk behavior. Conclusion: This is the first culturally-adjusted detailed structured interview protocol developed in Brazil to evaluate cocaine users which has been subjected to an extensive piloting process using a relatively large and heterogeneous ...

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“…The sharing of injecting equipment in the four weeks prior to interview was investigated over a set of seven questions, adapted from the Injecting Risk Questionnaire (Stimson et al, 1997). The results showed that among the current injectors in the sample, 23 per cent reported 'any sharing' of syringes or needles, 45 per cent reported the sharing of 'any injecting paraphernalia' and 48 per cent reported the sharing of 'any injecting equipment overall' (Appendix Table 41a).…”

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The Drug Treatment Outcomes Research Study (DTORS): Baseline report

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A short questionnaire (IRQ) to assess injecting risk behaviour

Abstract: IRQ performs well in a variety of settings, when administered in different ways to different kinds of IDUs. A single question on 'sharing' elicits fewer positive responses than the use of multiple questions about different sharing practices.

Cited by 39 publications

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Gender-Specific Situational Correlates of Syringe Sharing During a Single Injection Episode

Gender-Specific Situational Correlates of Syringe Sharing During a Single Injection Episode

Desenvolvimento de entrevista estruturada para avaliar consumo de cocaína e comportamentos de risco

The Drug Treatment Outcomes Research Study (DTORS): Baseline report

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