| Titre : | An improved brief measure of cannabis misuse: the Cannabis Use Disorders Identification Test-Revised (CUDIT-R) (2010) |
| Auteurs : | S. J. ADAMSON ; F. J. KAY-LAMBKIN ; A. L. BAKER ; T. J. LEWIN ; L. THORNTON ; B. J. KELLY ; J. D. SELLMAN |
| Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
| Dans : | Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.110, n°1-2, July 2010) |
| Article en page(s) : | 137-143 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Discipline : | PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods) |
| Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus TOXIBASE CANNABIS ; TEST ; DEPISTAGE ; DEPENDANCE ; ETUDE CLINIQUE |
| Résumé : | BACKGROUND: Cannabis is widely used and significant problems are associated with heavier consumption. When a cannabis misuse screening tool, the CUDIT, was originally published it was noted that although it performed well there was concern about individual items. METHODS: 144 patients enrolled in a clinical trial for concurrent depression and substance misuse were administered an expanded CUDIT, containing the original 10 items and 11 candidate replacement items. All patients were assessed for a current cannabis use disorder with the SCID. RESULTS: A revised CUDIT-R was developed containing 8 items, two each from the domains of consumption, cannabis problems (abuse), dependence, and psychological features. Although the psychometric adequacy of the original CUDIT was confirmed, the CUDIT-R was shorter and had equivalent or superior psychometric properties. High sensitivity (91%) and specificity (90%) were achieved. CONCLUSIONS: The 8-item CUDIT-R has improved performance over the original scale and appears well suited to the task of screening for problematic cannabis use. It may also have potential as a brief routine outcome measure. [Author's abstract] |
| Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
| Affiliation : | National Addiction Centre, Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand / Nouvelle Zélande |
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