TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Validation of an online version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) for alcohol screening in Spanish university students
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Ballester, Laura
A1  - Alayo, Itxaso
A1  - Vilagut, Gemma
A1  - Almenara, José
A1  - Cebrià, Ana Isabel
A1  - Echeburúa, Enrique
A1  - Gabilondo, Andrea
A1  - Gili, Margalida
A1  - Lagares, Carolina
A1  - Piqueras, Jose A.
A1  - Roca, Miquel
A1  - Soto-Sanz, Victoria
A1  - Blasco, Maria Jesús
A1  - Castellví, Pere
A1  - Forero, Carlos G.
A1  - Mortier, Philippe
A1  - Alonso, Jordi
A1  - Group, On Behalf Of The Universal Study
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VL  - 18
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N2  - Online alcohol screening may be helpful in preventing alcohol use disorders. We assessed psychometric properties of an online version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) among Spanish university students. We used a longitudinal online survey (the UNIVERSAL project) of first-year students (18-24 years old) in five universities, including the AUDIT, as part of the WHO World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) initiative. A reappraisal interview was carried out with the Timeline Followback (TLFB) for alcohol consumption categories and the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) for alcohol use disorder. Reliability, construct validity and diagnostic accuracy were assessed. <br><br>RESULTS: 287 students (75% women) completed the MINI, of whom 242 also completed the TLFB. AUDIT's Cronbach's alpha was 0.82. The confirmatory factor analysis for the one-factor solution of the AUDIT showed a good fit to the data. Significant AUDIT score differences were observed by TLFB categories and by MINI disorders. Areas under the curve (AUC) were very large for dependence (AUC = 0.96) and adequate for consumption categories (AUC > 0.7). AUDIT cut-off points of 6/8 (women/men) for moderate-risk drinking and 13 for alcohol dependence showed sensitivity/specificity of 76.2%/78.9% and 56%/97.5%, respectively. The online version of the AUDIT is useful for detecting alcohol consumption categories and alcohol dependence in Spanish university students.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105213
ID  - ref1
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