The use of AUDIT as a screening tool for use in the workplace

Jeremy D Davey; Patricia L Obst; Mary C Sheehan

doi:10.1080/09595230096147

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The use of AUDIT as a screening tool for use in the workplace

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The use of AUDIT as a screening tool for use in the workplace

Jeremy D Davey, Patricia L Obst and Mary C Sheehan

Drug and Alcohol Review, Vol.19(1), pp.49-54

2000

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09595230096147

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alcohol use

AUDIT

police

There has been little research examining the use of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) as a work-place screening tool. In the current study a large scale sample (n = 4193) of police personnel completed the 10 AUDIT questions and two readiness-to-change questions. The sample represented 67% of all members of an Australian State Police organization. Analysis of AUDIT scores showed that 65% of the sample scored in the low risk of hazardous alcohol consumption range, 32% (33% of males and 24% of females) scored in the at risk for harmful alcohol consumption range and 3% scored in the range indicating risk of alcohol dependence. Age emerged as a clear risk factor of hazardous drinking patterns. The 18-25-year age group recorded higher average alcohol consumption, higher rates of risk of abnormal drinking behaviour, higher rates of adverse consequences from drinking alcohol and higher total AUDIT scores than other age groups. This was consistent for both males and females. Of those scoring in the at-risk range, 72.5% reported that they did not have a drinking problem. Sixty percent also reported that it would be easy to stop drinking. This study exemplifies how the AUDIT can be used to provide strong evidence for the need for work-based intervention programmes. Further, it can be used to target particular groups within the organization at risk of harmful alcohol use.

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Title: The use of AUDIT as a screening tool for use in the workplace
Authors: Jeremy D Davey (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Patricia L Obst (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Mary C Sheehan (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Publication details: Drug and Alcohol Review, Vol.19(1), pp.49-54
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Date published: 2000
DOI: 10.1080/09595230096147
ISSN: 0959-5236
Copyright note: Copyright © 2000 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. This is the accepted version of the following article: DAVEY, J. D., OBST, P. L. and SHEEHAN, M. C. (2000), The use of AUDIT as a screening tool for alcohol use in the police work-place. Drug and Alcohol Review, 19: 49-54. doi:10.1080/09595230096147, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230096147
Organisation Unit: Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450625802621
Output Type: Journal article

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