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Using daily reports to measure drinking and drinking patterns.

B C Leigh1

  • 1Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington, Box 351415, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. leigh@u.washington.edu

Journal of Substance Abuse
|April 6, 2001
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Daily alcohol consumption reports offer advantages like reduced bias but increase costs. These daily records capture more drinking occasions than retrospective methods, aiding research accuracy.

Area of Science:

  • Alcohol research
  • Behavioral science
  • Public health

Background:

  • Daily drinking measurements are crucial for accurate alcohol consumption data.
  • They help validate retrospective surveys and explore drinking behavior correlations.
  • Understanding daily reporting's pros and cons is vital for research design.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the utility of daily drinking measurements in research.
  • To compare daily reports with retrospective questionnaires.
  • To identify methodological considerations for daily alcohol consumption data collection.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing daily reports for alcohol consumption measurement.
  • Comparing daily reports against retrospective questionnaires.

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  • Analyzing methodological factors: reporting method, interval, duration, attrition, and missing data.

    • Main Results:

    • Daily reports reduce retrospective biases and recall errors.
    • While daily reports yield more drinking occasions, average consumption quantity remains similar.
    • High correlations exist between daily and retrospective measures, indicating good concordance.

    Conclusions:

    • Daily drinking reports are valuable for reducing bias and improving data accuracy.
    • Methodological choices significantly impact the quality and utility of daily alcohol data.
    • The effectiveness of daily reports depends on specific research objectives and measurement goals.