Fuel-cell breathalyser use for field research on alcohol intoxication: an independent psychometric evaluation

Sorbello, Jacob G.; Devilly, Grant J.; Allen, Corey; Hughes, Lee R.J.; Brown, Kathleen M.

doi:10.7717/peerj.4418

Cited by 28 publications

(28 citation statements)

References 28 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…While we can be confident that measured BACs were accurate [47], we do not know which phase of drinking participants were when breathalysed. Specifically we do not know if BACs were measured at peak alcohol levels or during the rising or falling limb of the blood alcohol curve.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 93%

Effects of Alcohol Hangover on Cognitive Performance: Findings from a Field/Internet Mixed Methodology Study

Scholey¹,

Benson²,

Kaufman³

et al. 2019

Preprint

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Studies into the cognitive effects of alcohol have been mixed. They also present methodological challenges, often relying on self-report of alcohol consumption leading to hangover. The current study used BAC (obtained via breathalyser) and self-reported drinking behavior during a night out and related these to hangover severity and cognitive function measured over the internet in the same subjects the following morning. Volunteers were breathalysed and interviewed as they left a central entertainment district of an Australian state capital. They were provided with a unique identifier and, the following morning, logged on to a website. This included an online version of the Alcohol Hangover Severity Scale (AHSS), and number and type of drinks consumed the previous night and the eTMT-B - a validated, online analogue of the Trail Making Test B of executive function and working memory. Hangover severity was significantly correlated with one measure only, namely the previous night’s BAC (r = .228, p = .019). Completion time on the eTMT-B was significantly correlated with hangover severity ( r = .245, p = .012), previous night’s BAC (r = .197, p = .041) and time spent dinking (r = .376, p < .001). These findings confirm that alcohol hangover negatively affects cognitive functioning and that poorer working memory and executive performance correlates with hangover severity. The results also support the utility of using online measures in hangover research.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 93%

Effects of Alcohol Hangover on Cognitive Performance: Findings from a Field/Internet Mixed Methodology Study

Scholey¹,

Benson²,

Kaufman³

et al. 2019

Preprint

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…While we can be confident that measured BACs were accurate [47], we do not know which phase of drinking participants were in when breathalyzed. Specifically, we do not know if BACs were measured at peak alcohol levels or during the rising or falling limb of the blood alcohol curve.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This device is used by law enforcement agencies throughout Australia and South East Asia, is Australia Standard 3547 certified, and has an accuracy of greater than 0.005 at 0.100 BAC g/100 mL. It has been demonstrated to have high reliability and validity for measuring intoxication in a sample of people attending nighttime entertainment districts [47].…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of Alcohol Hangover on Cognitive Performance: Findings from a Field/Internet Mixed Methodology Study

Scholey

Benson

Kaufman

et al. 2019

JCM

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Results from studies into the cognitive effects of alcohol hangover have been mixed. They also present methodological challenges, often relying on self-reports of alcohol consumption leading to hangover. The current study measured Breath Alcohol Concentration (BAC, which was obtained via breathalyzer) and self-reported drinking behavior during a night out. These were then related to hangover severity and cognitive function, measured over the internet in the same subjects, the following morning. Volunteers were breathalyzed and interviewed as they left the central entertainment district of an Australian state capital. They were provided with a unique identifier and, the following morning, logged on to a website. They completed a number of measures including an online version of the Alcohol Hangover Severity Scale (AHSS), questions regarding number and type of drinks consumed the previous night, and the eTMT-B-a validated, online analogue of the Trail Making Test B (TMT-B) of executive function and working memory. Hangover severity was significantly correlated with one measure only, namely the previous night’s Breath Alcohol Concentration (r = 0.228, p = 0.019). Completion time on the eTMT-B was significantly correlated with hangover severity (r = 0.245, p = 0.012), previous night’s BAC (r = 0.197, p = 0.041), and time spent dinking (r = 0.376, p < 0.001). These findings confirm that alcohol hangover negatively affects cognitive functioning and that poorer working memory and executive performance correlate with hangover severity. The results also support the utility and certain advantages of using online measures in hangover research.

show abstract

“…Individuals were breathalysed using the Alcolizer LE5, which is the only hand-held breathalyser which has been demonstrated to have good reliability and validity in field trials (Sorbello, Devilly, Allen, Hughes and Brown, 2018). All questionnaires were completed by participants on iPads using QuickTapSurvey.…”

Section: Apparatusmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The device also logs time of assessment. This is the only hand-held breathalyser which has been demonstrated to have good reliability and validity in field trials (Sorbello, Devilly, Allen, Hughes and Brown, 2018).…”

Section: Apparatusmentioning

confidence: 99%

Crisis support services in night-time entertainment districts: Changes in demand following changes in alcohol legislation

Devilly

Srbinovski

2019

International Journal of Drug Policy

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Devilly obtained funding, managed the larger research programme, designed the research, collected data, analysed the data and wrote the manuscript. Allen also obtained funding, managed the larger research programme, designed the research, collected data, and contributed to revisions of the manuscript. Greber refined the design and procedure, collected the data and contributed to analysing the data and writing the manuscript. Brown also helped to refine the design and procedure, collected the data and contributed to revisions of the manuscript. Conflicts of Interest / Competing Interest: None. In particular, the authors have not received any funding during this research from local or state governments, political organizations, lobby groups, temperance societies and health based registered charities, or companies involved in the supply or sale of alcohol. Licence to publish: Exclusive licence to publish this article is given. Transparency Declaration: The lead author affirms that this manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study being reported; that no important aspects of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned have been explained.

show abstract

Fuel-cell breathalyser use for field research on alcohol intoxication: an independent psychometric evaluation

Cited by 28 publications

References 28 publications

Effects of Alcohol Hangover on Cognitive Performance: Findings from a Field/Internet Mixed Methodology Study

Effects of Alcohol Hangover on Cognitive Performance: Findings from a Field/Internet Mixed Methodology Study

Effects of Alcohol Hangover on Cognitive Performance: Findings from a Field/Internet Mixed Methodology Study

Crisis support services in night-time entertainment districts: Changes in demand following changes in alcohol legislation

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About