Reliability and validity of Chinese version of the Addiction Severity Index among drug users in the community.
- Author:
Wei LUO
1
;
Cai Xia GUO
;
De Lin HAN
;
Zhi Jun LI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Behavior, Addictive; psychology; China; Data Collection; Drug Users; psychology; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Reproducibility of Results; Surveys and Questionnaires
- From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2012;25(6):684-689
- CountryChina
- Language:English
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo assess the reliability and validity of a new Chinese version of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI-C) in drug users in the community.
METHODSThree hundred and eighty-one drug users in the community in Chengdu, Sichuan province were recruited. They were interviewed with a questionnaire consisting of the ASI-C revised on the basis of the previous Chinese version and 38 were interviewed for the second time at an interval of 7 days to evaluate test-retest reliability.
RESULTSCronbach's α coefficients for the internal consistency of the scale varied from 0.49 to 0.86. Test-retest correlation coefficients ranged from 0.50 to 0.93. Criterion validity was found acceptable, as compared with the Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90).
CONCLUSIONThe ASI-C presented acceptable reliability and validity in a sample of drug users in the community.
