Publication year: 2011
Source: Addictive Behaviors, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 23 July 2011
Noreen D., Mdege , Jenny, Lang
AimTo identify and describe screening instruments for detecting illicit drug use/abuse that are appropriate for use in general hospital wards and review evidence for reliability, validity, feasibility and acceptability. Methods: Instruments were identified from a number of screening instrument databases/ libraries and Google Scholar. They were independently assessed for eligibility by two reviewers. MEDLINE, EMBASE, PSYCINFO, and Cochrane Library were searched for articles published up to February 2010. Two reviewers independently assessed the identified articles for eligibility and extracted data from the eligible studies. Results: 13 instruments, ASSIST, CAGE-AID, DAST, DHQ/PDHQ, DUDIT, DUS, NMASSIST, SIP-AD, SDS, SMAST-AID, SSI-SA, TICS and UNCOPE were included in…
Highlights: ► We identified 13 instruments that could be useful in general hospital wards. ► Evidence on psychometric properties of instruments in hospital wards is scarce. ► Comparative evidence to guide the choice between available instruments is lacking.