TY - JOUR
T1 - Screening older, blue-collar workers for drinking problems
T2 - An assessment of the efficacy of the drinking problems index
AU - Bamberger, Peter A.
AU - Sonnenstuhl, William J.
AU - Vashdi, Dana
PY - 2006/1
Y1 - 2006/1
N2 - The authors examine the performance of the Drinking Problems Index (DPI) as a screening instrument for the identification of drinking problems among older blue-collar workers. Performance was assessed using a random sample of 1055 retirement-eligible blue-collar workers with the CAGE as a problem-drinking criterion. The authors also assessed the relative performance of the DPI versus the CAGE on the basis of each instrument's sensitivity, specificity, and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) with regard to other alcohol-related criteria. DPI was found to offer reasonable levels of sensitivity and specificity, although its sensitivity varied by age. Moreover, for older, blue-collar workers, the DPI was found to more effectively screen for problematic patterns of alcohol consumption than the CAGE.
AB - The authors examine the performance of the Drinking Problems Index (DPI) as a screening instrument for the identification of drinking problems among older blue-collar workers. Performance was assessed using a random sample of 1055 retirement-eligible blue-collar workers with the CAGE as a problem-drinking criterion. The authors also assessed the relative performance of the DPI versus the CAGE on the basis of each instrument's sensitivity, specificity, and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) with regard to other alcohol-related criteria. DPI was found to offer reasonable levels of sensitivity and specificity, although its sensitivity varied by age. Moreover, for older, blue-collar workers, the DPI was found to more effectively screen for problematic patterns of alcohol consumption than the CAGE.
KW - Alcohol screening
KW - Blue collar workers and drinking
KW - Drinking Problems Index
KW - Problem drinking among older workers
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U2 - 10.1037/1076-8998.11.1.119
DO - 10.1037/1076-8998.11.1.119
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C2 - 16551179
AN - SCOPUS:33747742388
SN - 1076-8998
VL - 11
SP - 119
EP - 134
JO - Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
IS - 1
ER -
