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
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.
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
1.5 minutes
10 3-5 point Likert questions, self-report
can be edited under section "Editable Parameters"
File Name: audit_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| 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. |
File Name: audit.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| 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) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| pageInstructions | The general instructions that appear at the top of each surveyPage |