title: [Use of alcohol in the elderly: transcultural validation of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test - Geriatric Version (MAST-G)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the internal consistency of the version of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test - Geriatric Version (MAST-G) instrument, translated and adapted for Brazil.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. Data were collected through a demographic questionnaire, the ICD-10 and the MAST-G, following the steps of translation and cultural adaptation. One hundred eleven elderly in the city of São Carlos, SP, Brazil were interviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of those interviewed was 70 years, with 45% men and 55% women, with the mean education of three years; 92% resided with family; 48% of the subjects consumed alcoholic beverages. The MAST-G presented a good level of reliability, with Cronbach's α = 0.7873, and good levels of sensitivity and specificity with a cutoff score of five positive responses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Brazilian version of the MAST-G presented internal consistency values similar to the original English version,showing it to be adequate for use in the national context.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcia Yumi
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Kano
authors.affiliation: School of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto, Department of Psychology, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Manoel Antônio Dos
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing of Ribeirão Preto, Department of Psychiatric Nursing and Human Sciences, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sandra Cristina
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Pillon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations