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Screening test for alcohol-related problems
Dimension: Risk factors start consumption
Area
Personal
Specificity
Specific: Alcohol
Year
1984
Author
Ewing
Identification and Classification
- Instrument
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Screening test for alcohol-related problems
- Acronym
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CAGE
- Area
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Personal
- Dimension
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Risk factors start consumption
- Specificity
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Specific: Alcohol
- Objective
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Detect cases of alcohol dependence
- Factors it measures
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Problems related to alcohol use
- Year
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1984
- Author
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Ewing
- Author Contact Data
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Ewing, Joseph A
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Availability
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Free
- Link
Versions
Year
1996
Validation Country
Spain
Author
Martínez
Author Contact Data
Martínez, J. Manuel
Centro de Tratamiento Ambulatorio de Cádiz
References
Martínez, J. M. (1996). Validación de los cuestionarios breves: AUDIT, CAGE y CBA para la detección precoz del síndrome de dependencia de alcohol en atención primaria. Tesis Doctoral: Universidad de Cádiz.
Year
2004
Validation Country
Brazil
Author
Amaral, & Malbergier
Author Contact Data
Amaral, Ricardo
Grupo Interdisciplinar de Estudos de Álcool e Drogas (GREA) do Instituto de Psiquiatria do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (IPq-HCFMUSP)
E-mail: grea@usp.br
References
Amaral, R. A., & Malbergier, A. (2004). Avaliação de instrumento de Detecção de Problemas relacionados ao Uso do Álcool (CAGE) entre trabalhadores da Prefeitura do Campus da Universidade de São Paulo (USP) – Campus Capital. Revista Brasileira de Pisquiatria, 26, 156-63.
Description
- Abstract
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CAGE evaluates problems related to alcohol use and detects dependency cases. For this, it uses four dichotomous response items (yes / no)
- Psychometric characteristics
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In the original study, as well as in its subsequent adaptations, it has been established as an easy-to-apply instrument that effectively detects clinical cases of dependence
- No. of items
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It consists of 4 items of dichotomous answer (Yes / No)
- Duration
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2 min
- Way of administration
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- Individual and collective
- Paper
- Way of qualification
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The answers to the four elements are added to obtain a total score with values ranging from 0 to 4. A higher score indicates an increased risk of alcoholism
- Application context
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Clinic
- Population
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Adolescents and young people
- References
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Ewing, J. A. (1984). Detecting alcoholism: The CAGE Questionnaire. Journal American Medical Association, 252, 1905- 1907.