Abstract
Objective: To assess the use of alcohol screening tools across US colleges. Participants: Directors of health services at 333 four-year colleges. Methods: An online survey was conducted regarding the use of alcohol screening tools. Schools reporting use of formal tools were further described in terms of 4 tools (AUDIT, CUGE, CAPS, and RAPS) that the authors judged to be the most favorable based on prior empirical comparative studies. Results: Forty-four percent of colleges reported use of at least 1 formal alcohol screening tool and nearly all of these used a tool appropriate for college students. However, less than half of the 44% of colleges that used a screening tool used 1 of the 4 most favorable tools. Conclusions: Continued efforts are needed to encourage colleges to use the most effective available screening tools to identify alcohol-related problems that require intervention among students.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 350-357 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of American College Health |
Volume | 59 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 2011 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (RWJF no. 063118); Traci Toomey, Principal Investigator.
Keywords
- Alcohol
- College students
- Screening instruments