TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Hazardous drinking prevalence and correlates in older New Zealanders: a comparison of the AUDIT-C and the CARET
JO  - Journal of aging and health
A1  - Towers, Andy
A1  - Szabó, Ágnes
A1  - Newcombe, David A. L.
A1  - Sheridan, Janie
A1  - Moore, Allison A.
A1  - Hyde, Martin
A1  - Britton, Annie
A1  - Martinez, Priscilla
A1  - Minicuci, Nadia
A1  - Kowal, Paul
A1  - Clausen, Thomas
A1  - Savage, Christine L.
SP  - 898264318794108
EP  - 898264318794108
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVES: The study compared the proportion of older adults identified as drinking hazardously based on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) with the older adult-specific Comorbidity Alcohol Risk Evaluation Tool (CARET) and investigated whether sociodemographics, comorbidities, health, medication use, and alcohol-related risk behaviors explained discrepancies between the screens in classification of hazardousness. <br><br>METHOD: The AUDIT-C and the CARET were administered to 3,673 adults aged 55 to 89 years. Classification agreement between the screens was evaluated using Cohen's kappa. Hazardous drinking groups were compared using logistic regression. <br><br>RESULTS: Analysis indicated moderate agreement between the screens. Drinkers classified as "hazardous on the CARET only" consumed less alcohol, but were more likely to drink-drive. Introducing a drink-driving criterion into the calculation of hazardousness on the AUDIT-C substantially decreased the classification discrepancy between the measures. <br><br>DISCUSSION: Standard screening can be improved by investigating comorbidities, medication use, and alcohol-related risk behaviors in those initially identified as nonhazardous drinkers.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0898-2643
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264318794108
ID  - ref1
ER  -