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Abuse Screening Test
Dimension: Risk factors start consumption
Area
Personal
Specificity
Unspecified: Legal and illegal drugs
Year
2002
Author
Knight, Sherritt, Shrier, Harris, & Chang
Identification and Classification
- Instrument
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Abuse Screening Test
- Acronym
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CRAFFT
- Area
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Personal
- Dimension
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Risk factors start consumption
- Specificity
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Unspecified: Legal and illegal drugs
- Objective
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Evaluate problems related to the use of drugs
- Factors it measures
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Drug use problems
- Year
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2002
- Author
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Knight, Sherritt, Shrier, Harris, & Chang
- Author Contact Data
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Knight, John
Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital
E-mail: john.knigh@tch.harvard.edu
- Availability
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Free
- Link
Versions
Year
2016
Validation Country
Brazil
Author
Pereira, Schram, & Azevedo
Author Contact Data
Pereira, Bruna
Departamento de Psicologia Médica e Psiquiatria, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Cidade Universitária. 13081- 970 Campinas SP Brasil
E-mail: bruna.aax.p@gmail.com
References
Pereira, B., Schram, P., & Azevedo, R. (2016). Avaliação da versão brasileira da escala CRAFFT/CESARE para uso de drogas por adolescentes. Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 21, 91-99.
Year
2017
Validation Country
Spain
Author
Rial, Kim-Harris, Knight, Araujo, Gómez, Braña, Varela, & Golpe
Author Contact Data
Rial, Antonio
Facultad de Psicología, c/ Xosé María Suárez Núñez, s/n. Campus Vida - Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
E-mail: antonio.rial.boubeta@usc.es
References
Rial, A., Kim-Harris, S., Knight, J. R., Araujo, M., Gómez, P., Braña, T., Varela, J., & Golpe, S. (2017) Validación empírica del CRAFFT Abuse Screening Test en una muestra de adolescentes españoles. Adicciones (In press).
Description
- Abstract
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CRAFFT assesses drug use among adolescents and their understanding. Includes 10 elements with a dichotomous response (yes / no)
- Psychometric characteristics
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It shows good validity indexes. The test-retest reliability shows temporal stability, and most of the scores values correlate significantly with the clinical classifications. A score of 2 or more was optimal for identifying any problem or disorder and depending on
- No. of items
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It consists of 10 items with a dichotomous response (Yes / No)
- Duration
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5 min
- Way of administration
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- Individual and collective
- Paper
- Way of qualification
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The criterion to identify drug use problems is a score of 2 or more
- Application context
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Clinic
- Population
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Adolescents
- References
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Knight, J. R., Sherritt, L., Shrier, L. A., Harris, S. K., & Chang, G. (2002). Validity of the CRAFFT Substance Abuse Screening Test among adolescent clinic patients. Archives of Pediatrics Adolescent Medicine, 156, 607-614.