title: Confirmatory factor analysis of the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) in community health center patients.
abstract: To investigate the factor structure of the Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST).
  
  
  
  Secondary analysis on an adult primary care sample (N = 2,599).
  
  
  
  Factor analysis of the tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis items did not yield an acceptable oblique, three-factor solution, due in part to floor effects and limited variability. A short form comprises three items (past-3-month frequency of use, urge to use, and whether others have expressed concern for use), that showed good psychometrics.
  
  
  
  Supports the need for further investigation of the ASSIST factor structure and a short form. (Am J Addict 2016;25:259-263).
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
authors.forename: Kevin E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: O'Grady
authors.affiliation: Friends Research Institute, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gryczynski
authors.affiliation: Friends Research Institute, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Shannon Gwin
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ondersma
authors.affiliation: Friends Research Institute, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Robert P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003151:Community Health Centers; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011594:Psychometrics; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000379:methods*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult