AUDIT-C score of risky alcohol consumption cluster (dischargee)
Data Set Specification Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Data Set Specification |
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METEOR identifier:![]() | 625869 |
Registration status:![]() |
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DSS type:![]() | Data Element Cluster |
Scope:![]() | The AUDIT-C score of risky alcohol consumption cluster (dischargee) is used to provide a score on the World Health Organization's Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-C (AUDIT-C) screening instrument. The data elements in this cluster relate to alcohol use prior to most recent imprisonment only. The AUDIT-C is a reliable and simple screening tool which is sensitive to the early detection of risky and high-risk (or hazardous and harmful) drinking. The AUDIT-C is a subset of the AUDIT. |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use:![]() | The AUDIT-C score of risky alcohol consumption cluster comprises three data elements which define the frequency of alcohol consumption, the number of standard drinks consumed on a typical day when drinking and the frequency of consuming six or more standard drinks on one occasion. The AUDIT-C is a subset of the full AUDIT questions. The combination of codes for the three data elements:Person—alcohol consumption amount (self-reported), total standard drinks NN; Person—alcohol consumption frequency, AUDIT frequency alcohol consumption code N; and Person—consumption of 6 or more standard drinks on one occasion, AUDIT consuming 6 or more standard drinks code N are used to provide a score on the AUDIT. Responses to each question on the AUDIT are scored from 0 to 4, with a maximum possible score over the three questions being 12. A score of 6 or more on the AUDIT may indicate a risk of alcohol-related harm. The formula for calculating a standard drink is: Volume of container in litres x % alcohol by volume (ml/100ml) X 0.789*= The number of standard drinks. For example:
425ml light beer (2.9% alcohol) 1 standard drink 375ml stubby or can (4.9% alcohol) 1.4 standard drinks 425ml full strength beer (4.9% alcohol) 1.6 standard drinks 30 ml spirits (40% alcohol) 1 standard drink 150ml wine (12% alcohol) 1.5 standard drinks * The specific gravity of ethyl alcohol is 0.789. |
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Collection methods:![]() | The AUDIT contains the following questions: Prior to your current incarceration: a) How often did you have a drink containing alcohol? 0 Never 0 1 or 2 0 Never If the person's response to '(a) How often did you have a drink containing alcohol' is Never, do not ask questions (b) and (c). The person should only record one answer to each question. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation:![]() | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Reference documents:![]() | Department of Health 2012. The Australian Standard Drink. Canberra: Department of Health. Babor T, Higgins-Biddle JC, Saunders JB, Monteiro MG 2001. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Guidelines for Use in Primary Care. 2nd edn. Switzerland: World Health Organization. |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references:![]() | Supersedes AUDIT-C score of risky alcohol consumption cluster (dischargee)
Has been superseded by AUDIT-C score of risky alcohol consumption cluster (dischargee)
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Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() | Health, Standard 28/04/2016 |
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