An observational study in Unhealthy Alcohol Use, sponsored by Hospices Civils de Lyon. Completed at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-09-26.
Sponsored by Hospices Civils de Lyon · Observational
Unhealthy alcohol use (UAU) is a very important public health concern. In France UAU is the second cause of avoidable death after tobacco smoking. In 2014, 31% of the French adult population presented with unhealthy alcohol use. Primary care practitioners have access to validated questionnaires in French such as the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) and the Fast Alcohol Consumption Evaluation (FACE). These tests are not often used because of their length.
In 2009 a study by Smith et al in the USA compared a single question with the AUDIT-c (a short version of the AUDIT). The single question was "How many times in the past year have you had X or more drinks in a day?" Where X is 7 for men and 6 for women. This study found that the single question had a comparable sensitivity and a specificity, respectively 81,8% and 79,3%.
The aim of the study is to validate this question in French. First the question has been translated from English to French following the WHO method. The aim of the present study is to validate the French translation by comparing it with the AUDIT and the FACE. A questionnaire will be given to patients with inclusion criteria in general practitioners waiting rooms (15 different locations). This questionnaire will be composed of the single question, followed by the AUDIT and FACE, and three socio-demographic questions. The questionnaire will be anonymous.
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General population consulting in a primary care office over 18 years old.
Exclusion Criteria:
All patients consulting in a general practitioner office, aged 18 or more, who completed the questionnaire
Other: questionnaire
A questionnaire will be made available to all eligible patients in general practitioners waiting rooms. This questionnaire will be composed by the single question, followed by the AUDIT and FACE questionnaires, and three socio-demographic questions. This questionnaire will be anonymous. Patients who agree to fill out a questionnaire will place it in a sealed box once completed.
sensitivity of the single question
sensitivity of the single question as measured versus the AUDIT (Alcohol use disorder identification test) Sensitivity = TP/(TP+FN) TP : true positives : people answering 1 or more at the single question and having a score of 8 or more with the AUDIT questionnaire FN : False Negatives : people answering 0 at the single question and having a score of 8 or more with the AUDIT questionnaire TN : True negatives : people answering 0 at the single question and having a score of 7 or less with the AUDIT questionnaire
Time frame: At inclusion (Patients will answer the questionnaire only once while waiting in theirs doctor's waiting room).
specificity of the single question
specificity of the single question as measured versus the AUDIT (Alcohol use disorder identification test). Specificity = TN/(TN+FP) TP : true positives : people answering 1 or more at the single question and having a score of 8 or more with the AUDIT questionnaire TN : True negatives : people answering 0 at the single question and having a score of 7 or less with the AUDIT questionnaire FP : False positives : people answering 1 or more at the single question and having a score of 7 or less with the AUDIT questionnaire
Time frame: At inclusion (Patients will answer the questionnaire only once while waiting in theirs doctor's waiting room).
Plan to share: No
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