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Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Development and Evaluation of a Screening Instrument for Alcohol-Use Disorders and At-Risk Drinking: The Brief Alcohol Screening Instrument for Medical Care (BASIC)

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Volume 68, 2007 > Issue 4: July 2007 pp 607-614



Screening for problem drinking has not yet become standard practice in primary health care settings, and lack of time is an important barrier for general practicioners to intervene. Very brief screening instruments might help to implement screening into the daily routine in primary health care.

The present study describes the development and evaluation of the Brief Alcohol Screening Instrument for medical Care (BASIC), using two independently drawn samples.

Data show that the BASIC is an efficient screening tool that performs as well as the AUDIT in medical settings while being shorter in administration and scoring.


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