Validation of a screening questionnaire for alcoholism (MAST) in an Italian sample

Garzotto, Nicola; Baratta, Stefano; Pistoso, S.; Faccincani, Cristina

doi:10.1016/0010-440x(88)90055-7

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“…The MAST is a 25-item screening test that is a valid and reliable predictor of alcoholism among adults. [10][11][12][13][14] Differential cut points have been established to "suggest" (score Ն4) or "indicate" (score Ն5) a lifetime diagnosis of alcoholism. All data were entered into and analyzed in Statistical Program for the Social Sciences (Chicago, Ill) software.…”

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Prevalence of Alcohol Problems Among Pediatric Residents

Knight

Palacios²,

Shannon³

1999

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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Objective: To measure the prevalence of alcoholrelated problems among pediatric trainees.Methods: An alcoholism screening test was administered anonymously to participants at a mandatory substance abuse education and prevention program.Setting: A large urban pediatric residency training program. Subjects: One hundred fifteen pediatric residents attended the program during 3 consecutive years (1996)(1997)(1998). Eighty-five (74%) screening tests were returned and 81 (70%) were analyzed Main Outcome Measure: The 25-item Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST). Differential MAST cutpoints have been established to "suggest" or "indicate" a lifetime diagnosis of alcoholism.Results: Twelve residents (15%) had scores suggestive and 6 (7%) indicative of alcoholism. Twenty-eight (35%) admitted to having alcohol-associated amnesia (blackouts), 13 (16%) to "feeling bad" about their drinking, 9 (11%) to drinking before noon, 6 (7%) to getting into fights when drunk, and 2 (2%) to alcohol-related marital problems. However, only 1 (1%) had gone to anyone for help and none admitted to alcohol-related problems at work. Conclusions:These screening data suggest that alcohol abuse and related problems exist among pediatric trainees at troubling rates. While more than one third of the trainees had experienced a serious consequence from heavy drinking, only 1 had gone for help and problems were not apparent at work. Greater emphasis should be placed on alcohol prevention and early intervention programs as a routine part of pediatric training.

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“…5,15,16 In this study, more than 14% of trainees were identified by the MAST as having a possible diagnosis, and more than 7% as having a likely diagnosis of alcoholism. Even if the cut point were raised to 6 or greater, as suggested in some studies, 12,17 6% of the residents would still screen positive for alcoholism.…”

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Prevalence of Alcohol Problems Among Pediatric Residents

Knight

Palacios²,

Shannon³

1999

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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“…The MAST consists of 25 true-false items designed to provide a rapid and effective screening for lifetime alcohol-related problems and alcoholism. Benussi et al 44 and Garzotto et al 45 evaluated an Italian adaptation of the MAST and found that a cut-off score of 5 or 6 was the best for discriminating between alcoholism and normalmoderate drinkers. With a cutoff score of 5, sensitivity was 100% and specificity 93.7%; with a cutoff of 6, these values were 98.2% and 95.8%, respectively.…”

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Recreational Drug Use and Suicidality Among Italian Young Adults

Innamorati

Pompili²,

Lester

et al. 2008

Journal of Addictive Diseases

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The aim of the study was to explore recreational drug use patterns among a sample of Italian young adults and to examine the role of substance misuse on suicidality. Three hundred and forty Italian young adults between 19 and 30 years of age completed measures of suicidality (Reasons for Living Inventory, Beck Hopelessness Scale, and Suicide Score Scale), depression (Zung Depression Scale), problem drinking (Michigan Alcohol Screening Test), and drug use (Drug Abuse Screening Test). Respondents were classified as problem drug users and drinkers (14.7% and 24.1%, respectively), and men were overrepresented in both groups. Alcohol and drugs misuse was significantly associated with reasons for living, hopelessness, suicidal attitudes, and depression. A multiple regression analysis resulted in four models predictive of suicide risk and four predictors were extracted--the Drug Abuse Screening Test, the Zung Depression Scale, and Loss of Motivation as positive predictors of suicide risk with Survival and Coping Beliefs as negative predictors.

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“…The MAST, developed by Selzer [4], for detection of alcohol problems, is a questionnaire consisting of a series of yes-no questions with weighted scoring of 1, 2 and 5 which can be administered by selfanswering or by structured interviewing. The MAST was proved to be valid and reliable among various types of patients [9] and the general population [10] in many countries including Thailand [1 1 ], Italy [12,13], Canada [14], and French-speaking medical patients in Switzerland [15,16].…”

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“…Scoring for the MAST-T was the same as for the original MAST. Scores were computed by applying a weighted score of 1 to items 3, 5, 10, and 17; a weighted score of 2 to items2,11,12,13,14,15,16,18,19,22,23,24, and 25; a weighted score of 5 to items 20 and 21 for…”

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