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Medical assessment in drug addicts: reliability and validity of the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (Substance abuse version)
(Evaluation médicale chez les toxicomanes : pertinence et fiabilité du Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (version abus de drogues))
Auteur(s) :
CASTILLO, C. ;
BULBENA A. ;
SERRAS E. ;
TORRENS, M. ;
LOPEZ-COLOMES, J. L. ;
MARTINEZ, M. A. ;
POLITINSKA B.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
112-117
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
19
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
TEST
;
PATHOLOGIE ORGANIQUE
;
INFECTION
;
FIABILITE
;
EFFICACITE
Thésaurus géographique
ESPAGNE
Note générale :
European Addiction Research, 2004, 10, (3), 112-117
Note de contenu :
fig. ; tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Objective: To adapt the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for its use in substance abuse patients (CIRS-SA) and to assess the reliability, internal consistency, and validity of the instrument. Method: One-hundred outpatients of both sexes, 62 men and 38 women, with a mean (SD) age of 32.4 (7.9) years (range 19-57), all of them fulfilling the DSM-IV criteria for any substance abuse disorder. Internal consistency was calculated with Cronbach's a coefficient. Test-retest and interrater reliability was assessed with the intraclass correlation coefficient and Wilcoxon z. Validity of the scale was assessed with Kendall's correlation coefficient. Results: The final CIRS-SA version had a total of 13 items. Cronbach's A coefficient was 0.57. All intraclass correlation coefficients were above 0.7, and some items showed exact coincidence. The stability of the CIRS-SA scale in a 1-month test re-test reassessment was demonstrated. The CIRS-SA score showed a significant correlation with all consultant scores. Conclusion: CIRS-SA is a reliable and valid instrument to assess and to determine systematically the physical condition of substance abusers in whom infections, particularly by the HIV, are highly prevalent. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Unitat Recerca Psychiat., Inst. Atençao Psychiat. : Salut Ment. i Toxicomanies, Hosp. del Mar, Barcelona
Espagne. Spain.
Espagne. Spain.