Test-retest reliability of the lifetime items on the addiction severity index
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A study of 108 patients with cocaine and/or alcohol dependence assessed the test-retest reliability of Addiction Severity Index (ASI) lifetime items. The ASI was administered when patients were admitted to a program, and when they had completed it. The reliability for most lifetime items was good to excellent, though there were a number of items in two ASI areas where reliability levels were not acceptable. These two areas were psychiatric and family/social. This study shows that lifetime information can be reliably reported by such patients when confitions are right, and that ASI lifetime items show reliability over longer rest-retest periods.
Publication Name: Psychological Assessment
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1040-3590
Year: 1999
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Predicting Addiction Severity Index (ASI) interviewer severity ratings for a computer-administered ASI
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Research was conducted to examine the reliability of the Interviewer Severity Rating (ISR) which is a summary score for each of 7 domains contained in the Addiction Severity Index (ASI). The ASI, on the other hand, has been acknowledged as a valid measurement of problem severity among addicted patients. Stable regression equations were developed to predict the ISR for each ASI domain and the resulting 7 Predicted Severity Ratings (PSRs) were examined. Results show that PSRs could be efficient alternatives to unreliable interviewer ratings.
Publication Name: Psychological Assessment
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1040-3590
Year: 1998
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Predicting addiction severity index (ASI) interviewer severity ratings for a computer-administered ASI
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A study was conducted to build a computer-administered Addiction Severity Index (ASI) using regression equations. A stable regression equation for each ASI problem area was determined using a dataset administered by trained, reliable interviewers. Principal substance-abuse diagnoses were considered, including cocaine, primary alcohol and opiate addiction. Results indicated that Interviewer Severity Rating hinders the appropriation application of ASIs in clinical settings.
Publication Name: Psychological Assessment
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1040-3590
Year: 1998
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