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Screening for alcohol misuse in elderly primary care patients
— a systematic literature review | | Author(s) | John Berks, Ross McCormick |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 20, no 6, December 2008 |
| Pages | pp 1090-1103 |
| Keywords | Alcoholism ; Screening ; Patients ; General practice ; Assessment procedures for mental patients ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Alcohol problems in older adults are frequently undetected, and therefore a potential target for a screening programme. Using Medline, PsycInfo and reference lists from relevant publications, articles were identified testing pen-and-paper screens in the primary care population aged over 60 years. Using standard definitions of alcohol problems, conventional screens adapted for use by older adults have performances similar to screens in the younger primary care population. However, it can be argued that special screens perform better for older adults. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) is a useful screen for detecting harmful and hazardous drinking in older adults, whilst the CAGE (an acronym taken from key words in the questions, Cut down, Annoyed, Guilty, Eye opener) is valuable when screening for dependence. In the future, the Alcohol-Related Problems Survey (ARPS), a computer-based screen, may prove to be superior if practical implementation problems can be overcome. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090825217 A |
| Classmark | ETA: 3V: LF: L5: DA:4C: 64A |
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