title: Validation of the Spanish version of the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) and its effectiveness as a screening tool for problematic alcohol, tobacco and other psychoactive substance use in groups of low, moderate, and high risk users.
  
  
  METHODS
  A test battery including the ASSIST and several standardized screening, assessment, and diagnostic instruments was administered to 485 patients recruited in different primary health-care facilities and specialized addiction treatment units from Health Area 11 in Madrid.
  
  
  RESULTS
  ASSIST cut-off scores show a good sensitivity and specificity for discrimination between substance use and abuse and between abuse and dependence. Concurrent validity was demonstrated by significant correlations between ASSIST scores and scores from the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI-Plus), the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), the Revised Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire (RTQ) and the Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the ASSIST indicate that is a valid screening test for identifying substance use disorders in various health-care settings.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rubio Valldolid
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martínez-Raga
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Martínez-Gras
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ponce Alfaro
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de la Cruz Bértolo
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jurado Barba
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rigabert Sánchez-Junco
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zarco Montejo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients / Q000523:psychology; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012306:Risk; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs