The Study on Reliability and Validity of Korean Alcohol Urge Questionnaire(AUQ-K) for Alcohol Dependence.
- Author:
Cheol Min KIM
1
;
Sung Gon KIM
;
Min Jeong KIM
;
Ho Chan KIM
;
Kwang Ook OH
;
Hyo Jeong KIM
;
Se Hoon KIM
;
Duk Ki LEE
;
Won Tan BYUN
;
Cheol Joong KANG
Author Information
1. Yangsan Hae-In General Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Alcoholism;
Urges;
Craving;
Reliability;
Validity
- MeSH:
Alcoholism;
Drinking;
Humans;
Psychometrics;
Reproducibility of Results
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry
2008;15(3):204-210
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The Alcohol Urge Questionnaire(AUQ) has been used in alcohol dependence treatment and research. The goal of this study is to develop of the Korean Alcohol Urge Questionnaire(AUQ-K). METHODS: To examine the AUQ-K's psychometric properties, responses from 104 patients admitted in alcohol dependence treatment facility were investigated. RESULTS: The internal consistency of the 8-item AUQ-K, measured by coefficient alpha, was high(Cronbach's alpha =0.78). AUQ-K scores showed significant correlation when the retest interval was 1 day(p<0.01). The AUQ-K's validity was investigated using correlational analyses with two other craving scales[the Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale(OCDS) and the Visual Analogue Scale(VAS)]. The high correlations were obtained between total AUQ-K scores and total OCDS scores, and between total AUQ-K scores and the VAS scores(p<0.01, respectively). CONCLUSION: The AUQ-K is a reliable and valid short scale for measurement of self-reported alcohol craving. This scale may offer significant advantages over existing single-item measures of alcohol craving in the fields of alcohol dependence treatment and research.
