J Rehm1, U Frick, S Bondy. 1. Clinical, Social and Evaluation Research Department, Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To test reliability and construct validity of an alcohol-related harm scale widely used in North American surveys. METHOD: Data base: three representative general population household telephone surveys in Ontario, Canada (1994: N = 2,022, response rate 63%; 1995: N = 994, response rate 63%; 1996: N = 2,721, response rate 64%). STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: psychometric analysis of internal consistency (Cronbach); Mokken scaling to test homogeneity of underlying construct; tests for construct validity by measuring associations with similar scales. RESULTS: The scale showed high internal consistency and homogeneity of the underlying construct. The correlations with the CAGE and ICD-10 criteria for dependence ranged between 0.5 and 0.7. CONCLUSIONS: The harm scale is measuring a unidimensional construct, but one which is not distinct from that measured by the CAGE or dependence criteria.
OBJECTIVE: To test reliability and construct validity of an alcohol-related harm scale widely used in North American surveys. METHOD: Data base: three representative general population household telephone surveys in Ontario, Canada (1994: N = 2,022, response rate 63%; 1995: N = 994, response rate 63%; 1996: N = 2,721, response rate 64%). STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: psychometric analysis of internal consistency (Cronbach); Mokken scaling to test homogeneity of underlying construct; tests for construct validity by measuring associations with similar scales. RESULTS: The scale showed high internal consistency and homogeneity of the underlying construct. The correlations with the CAGE and ICD-10 criteria for dependence ranged between 0.5 and 0.7. CONCLUSIONS: The harm scale is measuring a unidimensional construct, but one which is not distinct from that measured by the CAGE or dependence criteria.
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