Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - AUDIT

Technical Manual

Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond

Created: January 05, 2016

Last Modified: January 26, 2025 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond

Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC

Background

This script implements the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT, Saunders & Monteiro). The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) is a 10-item screening survey by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assess alcohol problems.

References

John B. Saunders. Maristela G. Monteiro. World Health Organization. AUDIT. The Alcohol Use Disorders. Identification Test. Guidelines for Use in Primary Care. https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/67205/1/WHOMSDMSB_01.6a.pdf

Duration

1.5 minutes

Description

10 3-5 point Likert questions, self-report

Instructions

can be edited under section "Editable Parameters"

Summary Data

File Name: audit_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)

Data Fields

NameDescription
inquisit.version Inquisit version number
computer.platform Device platform: win | mac |ios | android
computer.touch 0 = device has no touchscreen capabilities; 1 = device has touchscreen capabilities
computer.hasKeyboard 0 = no external keyboard detected; 1 = external keyboard detected
startDate Date the session was run
startTime Time the session was run
subjectId Participant ID
groupId Group number
sessionId Session number
elapsedTime Session duration in ms
completed 0 = Test was not completed
1 = Test was completed
auditTotal Sum of individual responses
Notes
-Saunders & Monteiro (WHO- AUDIT Manual) suggest a score of 8 and greater as
indicators of harmful alcohol use
- the response option "does not apply to me" to question 2 was added by Millisecond
If a participant chooses that option, the response gets coded as '99' in the raw data file
but is treated as a 0 response.

Raw Data

File Name: audit.iqdat

Data Fields

NameDescription
date Date the session was run
time Time the session was run
subject Participant ID
group Group number
session Session number
build Inquisit version number
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)

Parameters

The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.

NameDescriptionDefault
pageInstructions The general instructions that appear at the top of each surveyPage