Test-retest reliability of an online measure of past week alcohol consumption (the TOT-AL), and comparison with face-to-face interview

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作者
Khadjesari, Zarnie [1 ]
Murray, Elizabeth [1 ]
Kalaitzaki, Eleftheria [2 ]
White, Ian R. [3 ]
McCambridge, Jim [4 ]
Godfrey, Christine [5 ]
Wallace, Paul [1 ,5 ]
机构
[1] UCL, Res Dept Primary Care & Populat Hlth, E Hlth Unit, London N19 5LW, England
[2] MRC Gen Practice Res Framework, London NW1 2ND, England
[3] Inst Publ Hlth, MRC Biostat Unit, Cambridge CB2 0SR, England
[4] London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, Ctr Res Drugs & Hlth Behav, London WC1E 7HT, England
[5] Univ York, Dept Hlth Sci, York YO10 5DD, N Yorkshire, England
基金
英国医学研究理事会; 英国经济与社会研究理事会;
关键词
Alcohol drinking pattern; Internet; Test reliability; Measurement; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL; HEALTH-RISK BEHAVIORS; 3-MONTH FOLLOW-UP; BRIEF INTERVENTION; PROBLEM DRINKERS; SELF-REPORT; DRUG-USE; WEB; COMPUTER; INTERNET;
D O I
10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.11.010
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Objective: This paper reports on the development of a new online measure of beverage-specific past week alcohol consumption (the TOT-AL), its test-retest reliability, and comparability with the face-to-face approach of ascertaining alcohol intake. Methods: University Students participating in the reliability study completed the TOT-AL twice on the same day with at least 3 h apart. Students in the comparability study attended a face-to-face interview and completed the TOT-AL on the same day, in a randomised order. at least 3 11 apart. Results: There was a strong correlation between the repeated measurements of the TOT-AL(r=0.99; 95% CI: 0.98. 0.99)and between the units calculated by the TOT-AL and the face-to face interview (r=0.97; 95% CI: 0.95,0.99). A high level of agreement between measurements was also observed in a Bland-Altman analysis. Conclusions: The TOT-AL is a reliable, time efficient means of ascertaining alcohol intake. equivalent to that obtained face-to-face. These findings support the use of this approach to online alcohol assessment in Populations with access to the Internet. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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