The Mini Alcohol Craving Experience Questionnaire: Development and Clinical Application

Jason M Coates; Matthew J Gullo; Gerald F X Feeney; David J Kavanagh; Ross Young; Genevieve A Dingle; Jonathan May; Jackie Andrade; Dixie J Statham; Jason P Connor

doi:10.1111/acer.13278

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The Mini Alcohol Craving Experience Questionnaire: Development and Clinical Application

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The Mini Alcohol Craving Experience Questionnaire: Development and Clinical Application

Jason M Coates, Matthew J Gullo, Gerald F X Feeney, David J Kavanagh, Ross Young, Genevieve A Dingle, Jonathan May, Jackie Andrade, Dixie J Statham and Jason P Connor

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, Vol.41(1), pp.156-164

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.13278

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Alcohol Use Disorder

craving

urge

measurement

scale development

UniSC Diversity Area - Disability and Inclusion

Background: Standardized alcohol craving scales are rarely used outside of research environments despite recognized clinical utility. Scale length is a key barrier to more widespread application. A brief measure of alcohol craving is needed to improve research and treatment of alcohol use disorders(AUDs). Grounded in the Elaborated Intrusion Theory of Desire, the Alcohol Craving Experience(ACE) Questionnaire comprises two 11-item self-report scales that assess past-week frequency and maximum strength of alcohol craving. This study aimed to create a brief version of the ACE while maintaining psychometric integrity and clinical utility. Methods: Patients attending a university hospital alcohol and drug outpatient service for the treatment of AUD completed the ACE as part of a questionnaire battery. Three patient samples were utilized: 519 patients with pretreatment and outcome data, 228 patients with pretreatment data, and 66patients who completed the ACE at treatment sessions 1 and 2. Results: The Frequency scale of the ACE possessed greater clinical utility and predictive validity than the Strength scale. Revision of the Frequency measure produced a 5-item "Mini Alcohol Craving Experience" (MACE) Questionnaire. Satisfactory validity (construct, predictive, concurrent, convergent, and incremental) and reliability (internal and test-retest) were maintained. A 1 standard deviation increase in pretreatment MACE score was associated with a 54 percentage increase in the odds of patient lapse or dropout. Conclusions: The MACE provides a brief, theoretically, and psychometrically robust measure of alcohol craving suitable for use with AUD populations in time-limited clinical and research settings.

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Title: The Mini Alcohol Craving Experience Questionnaire: Development and Clinical Application
Authors: Jason M Coates (Author) - University of Queensland
Matthew J Gullo (Author) - University of Queensland
Gerald F X Feeney (Author) - University of Queensland
David J Kavanagh (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Ross Young (Author) - Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane
Genevieve A Dingle (Author) - University of Queensland
Jonathan May (Author) - Plymouth University, United Kingdom
Jackie Andrade (Author) - Plymouth University, United Kingdom
Dixie J Statham (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Jason P Connor (Author) - University of Queensland
Publication details: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, Vol.41(1), pp.156-164
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc.
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1111/acer.13278
ISSN: 1530-0277
Copyright note: Copyright © 2017 Research Society on Alcoholism. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Coates, J.M., Gullo, M.J., Feeney, G.F., Kavanagh, D.J., Young, R.M., Dingle, G.A., May, J., Andrade, J., Statham, D.J. and Connor, J.P. (2017), The Mini Alcohol Craving Experience Questionnaire: Development and Clinical Application. Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 41: 156-164. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.13278, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acer.13278. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
Organisation Unit: School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450534602621
Output Type: Journal article

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