The Rational Clinical Examination
David L. Simel, Drummond Rennie
Alcohol Abuse
James M. Kitchens
Reliability of the MAST, CAGE, and AUDIT Questionnaires
Topics Discussed:
alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, alcohol use disorders identification test, alcohol use test, michigan alcoholism screening test, validity of evidence
Excerpt:
"Gibbs36 reviewed the internal consistency (
) reliability
coefficient of the MAST reported in 6 studies and found it to vary
from .83 to .93. The values in 6 studies of the
SMAST or BMAST ranged from .75 to .81. Skinner and Sheu37 reported
the test-retest reliability of the MAST at .84. Reliability coefficients
of 1.0 represent perfect test precision (perfect interobserver or
intraobserver precision), and values close to 1.0 are highly precise.
No reports measuring the reliability of the CAGE and AUDIT questionnaires
were identified. ..."
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