@article{ref1,
title="Validation of the AUDIT and AUDIT-C for hazardous drinking in community-dwelling older adults",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2021",
author="van Gils, Yannic and Franck, Erik and Dierckx, Eva and van Alphen, Sebastiaan P. J. and Saunders, John B. and Dom, Geert",
volume="18",
number="17",
pages="e9266-e9266",
abstract="BACKGROUND: One of the best-known tools in screening for hazardous drinking is the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and its abbreviated form, the AUDIT-C. The aim of the present study is to determine the cut-offs of both instruments in identifying hazardous drinking in older adults. <br><br>METHOD: A sample of 1577 older adults completed a questionnaire regarding alcohol behavior. Hazardous drinking was defined as drinking >10 units/week. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves of AUDIT and AUDIT-C were calculated and cut-off scores were derived. <br><br>RESULTS: Respectively 27.3% and 12.3% of older men and women drank >10 units/week. For the AUDIT the best trade-off between sensitivity and specificity was using a cut-off of ≥5 for men and ≥4 for women, which yielded in men sensitivity and specificity values respectively of 80.7% and 81.3% and in women 100% and 71.7%, respectively. We found the AUDIT-C to perform well with an optimal cut-off of ≥5 for men and ≥4 for women, which generated in men sensitivity and specificity values respectively of 76.5% and 85.3% and in women 100% and 74.1%, respectively. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The AUDIT-C is accurate and sufficient in screening for hazardous drinking in community-dwelling older adults if the cut-offs are tailored by gender.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph18179266",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179266"
}