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Reliability and concurrent validity of the CAGE screening questions : a comparison of lesbians and heterosexual women
(Fiabilité et validité comparative des questions du CAGE test. Une comparaison des femmes lesbiennes et hétérosexuelles)
Auteur(s) :
JOHNSON, T. P. ;
HUGUES, T. L.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
657-669
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
27
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol
Thésaurus mots-clés
HETEROSEXUEL
;
TEST
;
PSYCHOMETRIE
;
EVALUATION
;
ABUS
;
DEPENDANCE
;
ALCOOL
;
SEXE FEMININ
;
COMPARAISON
;
SEXUALITE
;
HSH
;
VALIDITE
;
FIABILITE
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2005, 40, (5), 657-669
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Although lesbians are believed to be at heightened risk for alcohol abuse and alcohol dependency, the reliability and validity of currently available screening measures have yet to be explored in this population group. In this paper, we report the psychometric properties of the CAGE in a diverse sample of 63 lesbians and comparisons with a control group of 57 heterosexual women. Data were collected in Chicago during 19971998 using face-to-face interviews. Findings suggest that the CAGE has good reliability and concurrent validity among lesbians. One CAGE item, concerned with drinking in the morning, however, was found to be only weakly associated with the other items among lesbians. Although this pilot study is limited by the nonprobability sample, we conclude that evaluating the appropriateness of other alcohol and drug abuse measures in high-risk populations, such as lesbians, should be a research priority. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
University of Illinois at Chicago, Survey Research Laboratory, 412 S. Peoria St., Chicago, IL 60612. E-mail : tjohnsonSRL.UIC.EDU
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.