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Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)- World Health Organization
(self-report questionnaire)
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Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC
Date: 12-05-2016
last updated: 05-18-2020 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC
Script Copyright © 05-18-2020 Millisecond Software
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BACKGROUND INFO
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This script implements the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) described in:
John B. Saunders. Maristela G. Monteiro. World Health Organization. AUDIT.
The Alcohol Use Disorders. Identification Test. Guidelines for Use in Primary Care.
http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/67205/1/WHO_MSD_MSB_01.6a.pdf
The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) is a 10-item
screening survey by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assess alcohol problems.
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OVERVIEW
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10 3-5 point Likert questions, self-report
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DURATION
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the default set-up of the script takes appr. 1.5 minutes to complete
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DATA FILE INFORMATION
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The default data stored in the data files are:
(1) Raw data file: 'audit.iqdat'
date, time: date and time script was run with the current group/subjectnumber
subject, group, session: with the current subject/groupnumber/session id
build: the Inquisit build
q*_response: response given (in assigned values)
q1, q3-q8: 0-4
q2: 0-4 (99= does not apply)
q9-q10: 0-2
q*_latency: how much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveypage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveypage was visited)
(2) Summary data file: 'audit_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)
inquisit.build: the Inquisit build/version used
computer.platform: the platform the script was run on (win/mac/ios/android)
script.startdate: date script was run
script.starttime: time script was started
script.subjectid: assigned subject id number
script.groupid: assigned group id number
script.sessionid: assigned session id number
script.elapsedtime: time it took to run script (in ms); measured from onset to offset of script
script.completed: 0 = script was not completed (prematurely aborted);
1 = script was completed (all conditions run)
auditTotal: sum of individual responses
Note: Saunders & Monteiro (WHO- AUDIT Manual) suggest a score of 8 and greater as
indicators of harmful alcohol use
+ individual scores Note: the response option "does not apply to me" to question 2 was added by Millisecond Software
If a participant chooses that option, the response gets coded as '99' in the raw data file
but is treated as a 0 response.
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INSTRUCTIONS
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can be edited under section "Editable Parameters"
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EDITABLE CODE
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check below for (relatively) easily editable parameters, stimuli, instructions etc.
Keep in mind that you can use this script as a template and therefore always "mess" with the entire code
to further customize your experiment.
The parameters you can change are:
/pageinstructions: the general instructions that appear at the top of each surveypage