Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 08, 2016
Last Modified: January 02, 2025 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements the CAGE questionnaire first introduced by Ewing & Rouse (1970). The CAGE is a screener survey to identify possible alcoholism.
Ewing JA. (1984). Detecting alcoholism. The CAGE questionnaire. J Am Med Assoc 1984;252:1905–1907.
MAYFIELD, D., MCCLEOD, G. & HALL, P. (1974). The CAGE questionnaire: validation of a new alcoholism screening instrument, American Journal of Psychiatry, 131, pp. 1121-1123.
Ewing JA, Rouse SA: Identifying the hidden alcohollc. Presented at the 29th International Congress on Alcohol and Drug Dependence, Sydney, Australia, Feb 3, 1970.
0.5 minutes
4 yes/no questions, self-report
can be changed under section SURVEYPAGES
File Name: cage_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 |
| cageScore | Total score (yes = 1; No = 0) => Range 0-4 Ewing (1984) suggests a physician use the CAGE survey to "determine his index of suspicion that alcoholism may exist. Thus, even one positive reply calls for further inquiry." |
File Name: cage.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) Scale: 0 = no, 1 = yes no reversed scored questions |
| 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) |