The fast alcohol screening test (FAST) is as good as the AUDIT to screen alcohol use disorders.
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.
Meneses-Gaya
Carolina
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São Paulo University, Neurosciences and Behavior, INCT Translational Medicine, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Crippa
José Alexandre S
JA
Zuardi
Antonio Waldo
AW
Loureiro
Sonia Regina
SR
Hallak
Jaime E C
JE
Trzesniak
Clarissa
C
Machado de Sousa
João Paulo
JP
Chagas
Marcos Hortes Nisihara
MH
Souza
Roberto Molina
RM
Martín-Santos
Rocio
R
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