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Validation of the "problematic use of narcotics" (PUN) screening test for drug using adolescents (2007)
Auteur(s) :
OKULICZ-KOZARYN, K. ;
SIEROSLAWSKI, J.
Année
2007
Page(s) :
640-646
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
PSYCHOMETRIE
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
TEST
;
DEPISTAGE
;
VALIDITE
;
ADOLESCENT
;
USAGE PROBLEMATIQUE
Thésaurus géographique
POLOGNE
Résumé :
The aim of the study was to examine psychometric properties of the PUN screening test concerning illicit drug problem use by adolescents. The criterion standard for the test's validity was a diagnostic interview conducted by trained specialists. Respondents were reached by snowball sampling in 58 randomly chosen Polish local communities. A total of 1344 adolescent (37% female) aged 13 to 18 years, who used any illicit drug at least once in the past 12 months, participated. The majority (89%) had no contacts with any drug therapy facilities. 41% were diagnosed as occasional drug users and 59% as problematic users or dependents. Logistic regression analysis showed that 10 out of the basic set of 25 test items were most powerful in differentiating occasional and problematic users. A test score of 2 or higher was optimal for identifying problem drug use (sensitivity: 0.88, specificity: 0.79, PPV: 0.86, NPV: 0.81). Validity was not affected by age or sex. These results confirmed the PUN test potential as a brief screening tool.
Affiliation :
Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sobieskiego 9 str. 02-957 Warsaw, Poland
Cote :
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