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Evaluating Alcohol use among Russian Women at Risk for an Alcohol-exposed Pregnancy: A Comparison of Three Measures of Alcohol use
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
  • Tatiana Balachova
  • Linda C. Sobell, Nova Southeastern University
  • Sangeeta Agrawal
  • Galina Isurina
  • Larissa Tsvetkova
  • Elena Volkova
  • Som Bohora
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2018
Disciplines
Abstract/Excerpt

The Quick Drinking Screen (QDS) and Timeline Followback (TLFB), measures of alcohol use, have yielded similar reports of drinking with English speakers. The present study, a secondary data analysis, compared three measures of alcohol use (i.e., QDS, TLFB, and AUDIT) among Russian-speaking women. This is the first study to compare all three measures. This study replicated the findings of studies with English speakers and demonstrated that brief screening measures (QDS, AUDIT) provide reliable summary measures of alcohol use when compared to a detailed drinking measure (TLFB). The use of brief screening measures is recommended for use with Russian women.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2016.1201717
PubMed ID
27436415
Citation Information
Tatiana Balachova, Linda C. Sobell, Sangeeta Agrawal, Galina Isurina, et al.. "Evaluating Alcohol use among Russian Women at Risk for an Alcohol-exposed Pregnancy: A Comparison of Three Measures of Alcohol use" Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse Vol. 17 Iss. 3 (2018) p. 324 - 334 ISSN: 1533-2659
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/linda-sobell/478/