Validity of Self‐Reported Alcohol Consumption in Nondependent Drinkers With Unintentional Injuries

Sommers, Marilyn S.; Dyehouse, Janice M.; Howe, Steven R.; Lemmink, Jennifer; Volz, Tina; Manharth, M

doi:10.1111/j.1530-0277.2000.tb02110.x

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“…Specifically, the study found moderate overall and sub-group correlations between BrAC scores and self-reported drinking. This is similar to what has been found in other studies [39,40] where correlations have been found to vary from r = 0.26 [41] to r = 0.43 [15]. Yet, studies have also found higher correlations ( r = 0.84) than those found in the current study [40].…”

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confidence: 55%

“…Specifically, evidence shows that the validity of self-reports about alcohol use varies according to respondents' age [13], gender [14,15] and drinking frequency and quantity [16,17]. Research has also found that although Arab Israelis are less likely to drink, among current drinkers, Israeli Arabs are more likely to drink heavily than Israeli Jews [19,20,21].…”

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“…In effect, attention has shifted away from examining whether self-reported alcohol measures are valid per se, to examining what factors affect the validity of self-reported alcohol use [6]. Evidence shows that even when a satisfactory degree of validity in alcohol use self-reports is established, it varies noticeably according to respondents' age [13], gender [14,15] and drinking frequency and quantity [16,17]. …”

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Cross-Cultural Validity in Self-Reported Alcohol Use

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Background and Aim: Little evidence is available on whether respondents from divergent sociocultural populations report alcohol consumption in systematically similar ways. Therefore, this study examined whether the validity of self-reported alcohol use differed between Arab and Jewish Israeli pub patrons. Methods: The analytical sample consisted of 227 Arab and 900 Jewish Israeli pub patrons who were approached as they left pubs and asked to record their Breath Alcohol Content (BrAC) value and complete a questionnaire that probed into their alcohol use. Validity of self-reported alcohol use across the 2 groups was examined by testing the discrepancy in concordance between the self-reported number of drinks and BrAC scores through simple Pearson correlations and by performing a multi-group measurement invariance (MI) comparison. Results: The Pearson correlation between the self-reported number of drinks and BrAC by the ethno-cultural group was almost identical across groups (Jews: r = 0.47, p < 0.01, df = 898; Arabs: r = 0.42, p < 0.01, df = 225). MI test results further confirmed that the factor loadings of the 2 drinking measures are similar across the 2 ethno-cultural groups. Conclusions: Self-reported alcohol consumption gives cross-culturally valid and acceptable estimates of alcohol consumption in this sample of Israeli Arabs and Jews.

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“…Unfortunately, it is difficult to use the BAC test in all poisoned patients. Other tests that are used to identify drunken drivers include the breath-alcohol test and self-reports of alcohol ingestion [12,13]. The BAC test and breath-alcohol test are difficult to use on poisoned patients due to the need for additional blood sampling and the patient’s lack of cooperation due to age or decreased mentation after poisoning.…”

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“…In contrast, the self-report of alcohol ingestion is rapidly obtained by taking a simple history. Also, previous report about injury patient founded that it has been shown to have high sensitivity and high specificity for detecting alcohol ingestion [13]. Therefore, we aimed to estimate the BAC of acutely poisoned patients who visited an ED by age and gender distribution and to evaluate the accuracy of self-reported alcohol ingestion.…”

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Blood alcohol concentration and self-reported alcohol ingestion in acute poisoned patients who visited an emergency department

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Jeong

et al. 2013

Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med

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BackgroundMany acute poisoned patients have co-ingested alcohol in the emergency department (ED). This study aimed to estimate the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of acute poisoned patients who visited an ED by age and gender distribution and to determine whether it is possible to obtain self-reports of alcohol ingestion among poisoned patients.MethodA retrospective medical chart review was conducted for all patients who visited the ED with acute poisoning between January 2004 and February 2008. Data regarding the patient’s age, gender, BAC, self-reported alcohol ingestion, poison ingested, time elapsed since poison exposure, presence of suicide attempts, and self-reported alcohol ingestion were collected. Patients were classified into two groups based on serum alcohol levels (≤10 mg/dl, >10 mg/dl).ResultsOf the 255 subjects, 88 subjects (34.5%) were included in the non-alcohol group and 167 subjects (65.5%) were included in the alcohol group. 227 subjects (89.0%) showed suicide intention. Using the 201 subjects who completed the self-report of alcohol ingestion, self-report resulted in 96.6% sensitivity and 86.7% specificity for the assessment of alcohol ingestion. The positive and negative predictive values for self-report were 91.2% and 94.7%, respectively. The median (interquartile range) BAC of the 97 males in the sample was 85.0 (10.0-173.5) mg/dl, and that of the 158 females was 32.0 (4.0-137.5) mg/dl (p = 0.010). The distribution of age in the groups was significantly different between the alcohol and non-alcohol groups (p = 0.035), and there was a significant difference in the mean BAC with respect to age for males (p = 0.003).ConclusionThis study showed that over two-thirds of patients presenting with acute poisoning had a BAC > 10 mg/dl. Most of patients visited by suicide attempt. Males had a higher BAC than did females. Self-reported alcohol ingestion in acute poisoned patients showed high sensitivity and specificity.

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