Development and psychometric evaluation of the Benzodiazepine Craving Questionnaire.
Addiction
; 98(8): 1143-52, 2003 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To assess the scalability, reliability and validity of a newly constructed self-report questionnaire on craving for benzodiazepines (BZs), the Benzodiazepine Craving Questionnaire (BCQ). SETTING ANDPARTICIPANTS:
The BCQ was administered once to a sample of 113 long-term and 80 former long-term general practice BZ users participating in a large BZ reduction trial in general practice. MEASUREMENTS (1) Unidimensionality of the BCQ was tested by means of the Rasch model. (2) The Rasch-homogeneous BCQ items were assessed for subject and item discriminability. (3) Discriminative and construct validity were assessed.FINDINGS:
The BCQ met the requirements for Rasch homogeneity, i.e. BZ craving as assessed by the scale can be regarded as a unidimensional construct. Subject and item discriminability were good. Construct validity was modest. Highest significant associations were found with POMS depression (Kendall's tau-c = 0.15) and Dutch Shortened MMPI negativism (Kendall's tau-c = 0.14). Discriminative validity was satisfactory. Highest discriminative power was found for a subset of eight items (Mann-Whitney U Z = - 3.6, P = 0.000). The first signs of craving are represented by the acknowledgement of expectations of positive outcome, whereas high craving is characterized by direct intention to use.CONCLUSIONS:
The BCQ proved to be a reliable and psychometrically sound self-report instrument to assess BZ craving in a general practice sample of long-term BZ users.
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Ansiolíticos
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Encuestas y Cuestionarios
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Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias
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Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Addiction
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TRANSTORNOS RELACIONADOS COM SUBSTANCIAS
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2003
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Article
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