Person—AUDIT-C result, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	AUDIT-C result
METEOR identifier:	585194
Registration status:	Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021
Definition:	A person's AUDIT-C test result, as represented by a code.

Data element concept attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Data element concept:

Person—AUDIT-C result

METEOR identifier:

585183

Registration status:

Health, Standard 13/03/2015
Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015

Definition:

A person's AUDIT-C test result.

Object class:

Person

Property:

AUDIT-C result

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Value domain attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Value domain:

AUDIT-C result code N

METEOR identifier:

585196

Registration status:

Health, Standard 13/03/2015
Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021

Definition:

A code set identifying the AUDIT-C result

Context:

AUDIT-C is a 3-item alcohol screen that can help identify persons who are hazardous drinkers or have active alcohol use disorders (including alcohol abuse or dependence).

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

String

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Not at risk
2	At risk

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

CODE 1: Not at risk

Use this code when the AUDIT-C score is less than 4.

CODE 2: At risk

Use this code when the AUDIT-C score is greater than or equal to 4.

Collection methods:

AUDIT-C is scored on a scale of 0-12. Each AUDIT-C question has 5 answer choices, which are rated from 0 to 5. A total score of 4 or more in males and 3 or more in females is considered positive, optimal for identifying hazardous drinking or active alcohol use disorders.

Comments:

AUDIT-C is a 3-item alcohol screen that can help identify persons who are hazardous drinkers or have active alcohol use disorders (including alcohol abuse or dependence). The AUDIT-C is a modified version of the 10 question AUDIT instrument.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

Reference documents:

Bush K, Kivlahan DR, McDonnell MB et al. 1998. Alcohol consumption questions (AUDIT-C): an effective brief screening test for problem drinking. Archives of Internal Medicine 1998(3): 1789-95.

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

AUDIT-C is scored on a scale of 0-12. A total score of 4 or more in males and 3 or more in females is considered positive, optimal for identifying hazardous drinking or active alcohol use disorders.

Collection methods:

Each AUDIT-C question has 5 answer choices, which are rated from 0 to 5. The scores against the 3 questions are summed to arrive at the total score.

Comments:

AUDIT-C is a 3-item alcohol screen that can help identify persons who are hazardous drinkers or have active alcohol use disorders (including alcohol abuse or dependence). It is a modified version of the 10 question the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) instrument.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Origin:

RACGP: Clinical guidelines for preventive activities in general practice

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

Indigenous primary health care DSS 2015-17 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2015 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2017 *Conditional obligation:* Reporting of this data element is conditional on a 'yes' answer to 'Person—AUDIT-C result recorded indicator, yes/no code N'.

Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2017–18 Health, Superseded 06/09/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 22/10/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2017 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2018 *Conditional obligation:* Reporting of this data element is conditional on a 'yes' answer to 'Person—AUDIT-C result recorded indicator, yes/no code N'.

Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2018–19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 02/04/2019

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2018 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2019 *Conditional obligation:* Reporting of this data element is conditional on a 'yes' answer to 'Person—AUDIT-C result recorded indicator, yes/no code N'.

Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2019–20 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020
Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2019 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2020 *Conditional obligation:* Reporting of this data element is conditional on a 'yes' answer to 'Person—AUDIT-C result recorded indicator, yes/no code N'.

Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2020–21 Health, Retired 13/10/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2020 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2021 *Conditional obligation:* Reporting of this data element is conditional on a 'yes' answer to 'Person—AUDIT-C result recorded indicator, yes/no code N'.

Implementation in Indicators:

Used as Numerator

Indigenous primary health care: PI17a-Number of regular clients who had an AUDIT-C with result within specified levels, 2015 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
Indigenous, Superseded 20/01/2017

Indigenous primary health care: PI17a-Number of regular clients who had an AUDIT-C with result within specified levels, 2015-2017 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018

Indigenous primary health care: PI17a-Number of regular clients who had an AUDIT-C with result within specified levels, 2015-2017 Health, Superseded 17/10/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 17/10/2018

Indigenous primary health care: PI17a-Number of regular clients who had an AUDIT-C with result within specified levels, 2018-2019 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020
Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021

Indigenous primary health care: PI17a-Number of regular clients who had an AUDIT-C with result within specified levels, June 2020 Health, Retired 13/10/2021
Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021

Indigenous primary health care: PI17b-Proportion of regular clients who had an AUDIT-C with result within specified levels, 2015 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
Indigenous, Superseded 20/01/2017

Indigenous primary health care: PI17b-Proportion of regular clients who had an AUDIT-C with result within specified levels, 2015-2017 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018

Indigenous primary health care: PI17b-Proportion of regular clients who had an AUDIT-C with result within specified levels, 2015-2017 Health, Superseded 17/10/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 17/10/2018

Indigenous primary health care: PI17b-Proportion of regular clients who had an AUDIT-C with result within specified levels, 2018-2019 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020
Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021

Indigenous primary health care: PI17b-Proportion of regular clients who had an AUDIT-C with result within specified levels, June 2020 Health, Retired 13/10/2021
Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021