title: The fast alcohol screening test (FAST) is as good as the AUDIT to screen alcohol use disorders.
abstract: This study was aimed at assessing the psychometric qualities of the fast alcohol screening test (FAST), and at comparing these qualities to those of the alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) in three samples of Brazilian adults: (i) subjects attended at an emergency department (530); (ii) patients from a psychosocial care center (40); and (iii) university students (429). The structured clinical interview for diagnosis (SCID)-IV was used as gold standard. The FAST demonstrated high test-retest and interrater reliability coefficients, as well as high predictive and concurrent validity values. The results attest the validity and reliability of the Brazilian version of the FAST for the screening of indicators of alcohol abuse and dependence.
authors.affiliation: São Paulo University, Neurosciences and Behavior, INCT Translational Medicine, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meneses-Gaya
authors.forename: José Alexandre S
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Crippa
authors.forename: Antonio Waldo
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Zuardi
authors.forename: Sonia Regina
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Loureiro
authors.forename: Jaime E C
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hallak
authors.forename: Clarissa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trzesniak
authors.forename: João Paulo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Machado de Sousa
authors.forename: Marcos Hortes Nisihara
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Chagas
authors.forename: Roberto Molina
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Rocio
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martín-Santos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D055815:Young Adult