Detecting alcoholism in primary care among Trinidadians: using the CAGE and AUDIT-C screening tools
In. Caribbean Public Health Agency. Caribbean Public Health Agency: 60th Annual Scientific Meeting. Kingston, The University of the West Indies. Faculty of Medical Sciences, 2015. p.[1-75]. (West Indian Medical Journal Supplement).
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To measure the proportion of attendees in a primary care setting consuming alcohol at levels which put them at risk of alcohol-related harm using the CAGE and AUDIT-C Screening tools. DESIGN ANDMETHODS:
A cross-sectional study was used. The population consisted of all adults ≥18 years in a primary care setting. The CAGE and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C) screening tools were administered to 865 randomly selected participants.RESULTS:
Of the 865 participants entered into this study, 514 participants drank alcoholic beverages. Furthermore, 142 (27.6%) were found to be CAGE positive (≥2) where more men (100, 11.5%) than women (42, 4.9%) were CAGE positive. A larger proportion of South-East Asians 60 (11.7%) were found to be CAGE positive than Africans 51 (9.9%) (ρ = 0.6221). For the AUDIT-C, 460 individuals participated with a response rate of 89.5%. With the score ≥ 4 in men, among the male drinkers 150 (32.6%) of the AUDIT-C screens were positive. For women, with the score ≥ 4, 100 (21.7%) of those who drank alcohol, screened positive. A larger proportion of South East Asians 101 (39.2%) were found to be AUDIT-C positive than Africans 105 (42%) (ρ = 0.7893). The Cronbach Alpha values for AUDIT-C and CAGE were 0.792 and 0.636 respectively.CONCLUSION:
The CAGE screening tool identified 27.6% of the participants attending primary care facilities to be at risk of developing alcohol related disorders (ARDS). AUDIT-C identified 48.6% of participants to be at risk of developing an ARDS.
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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Atenção Primária à Saúde
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Trinidad e Tobago
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Estudos Transversais
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Alcoolismo
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe ingles
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Trinidad y tobago
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian Medical Journal Supplement
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Monography
País de publicação:
Jamaica