NCJ Number
117318
Journal
British Journal of Addiction Volume: 84 Issue: 4 Dated: (April 1989) Pages: 405-411
Date Published
1989
Length
7 pages
Annotation
This article seeks to find out whether patients, particularly those in high risk groups, might be interviewed by a computer about their drinking habits.
Abstract
The drinking histories of 102 patients were elicited by both a computer and a nurse, with 48 of the patients also being interviewed by a psychiatrist. The computer agreed as closely with the nurse and the psychiatrist as they did with each other. For all three, there was better agreement for screening interviews whose questions were dichotomous (i.e. yes/no) than for interval data (how much, how often). Nevertheless, the agreement for alcohol volume was as satisfactory as can be expected from the literature on self reported measures. 3 figures. 27 references. (Author abstract modified)