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Is there a difference between CAGE interviews and written CAGE questionnaires?

B Aertgeerts1, F Buntinx, J Fevery

  • 1Department of General Practice, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. bert.aertgeerts@med.kuleuven.ac.be

Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research
|June 1, 2000
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The written and oral versions of the CAGE questionnaire show comparable results for screening alcohol problems. Introducing the CAGE questions with an open-ended query did not significantly alter detection rates.

Area of Science:

  • Internal Medicine
  • Addiction Psychiatry

Background:

  • The CAGE questionnaire is a widely used tool for screening alcohol problems.
  • While developed as a written instrument, it's often administered orally in clinical settings.
  • Previous research has not directly compared written and oral CAGE administration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the results obtained from a written CAGE questionnaire and an oral CAGE interview.
  • To evaluate the impact of an introductory open-ended question on CAGE interview outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Patients were divided into three groups for different CAGE administration sequences: written then oral, oral then written, and oral with an introductory question.
  • Kappa values and nonparametric ANOVA were used for statistical comparisons.

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  • Data were collected from internal medicine, cardiology, and hepatology clinics.

    • Main Results:

    • A high agreement (kappa = 0.75) was observed between written and oral CAGE administrations.
    • No significant difference in results was found between oral CAGE interviews with or without an initial open-ended question (p = 0.46).
    • Patient demographics were comparable across groups, with a slight variation in gender distribution in one group.

    Conclusions:

    • The written and oral versions of the CAGE questionnaire yield similar results for alcohol problem screening.
    • The inclusion of an open-ended introductory question does not significantly improve the detection of alcohol problems.
    • Findings support the interchangeability of written and oral CAGE administration in clinical practice.