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[A short questionnaire for problem drinkers. An empirical analysis (author's transl)]
Archiv Fur Psychiatrie Und Nervenkrankheiten
|October 28, 1976
Summary
The short Questionnaire for Alcoholics (KFA) effectively identifies alcoholics, showing high validity and reliability. With item weighting, it achieves a low 4% misclassification rate, making it a suitable diagnostic tool.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Clinical Psychology
- Addiction Medicine
Context:
- The Questionnaire for Alcoholics (KFA) has traditionally served as a clinical aid for diagnosing alcoholism.
- Empirical validation is needed to assess its efficacy as a standalone diagnostic instrument.
Purpose:
- To evaluate the efficiency of the KFA as an independent diagnostic tool for identifying alcoholics.
- To determine the validity and reliability of the KFA in a clinical setting.
Summary:
- The KFA was administered to 120 male alcoholics and 80 male non-alcoholic inpatients.
- The questionnaire demonstrated high validity (r = 0.81) and reliability (r = 0.94), even with a control group of inpatients.
- Weighting specific items and using a cutting score of 6 reduced misclassifications to 4%.
Impact:
- The KFA is confirmed as a suitable and efficient test for the identification of alcoholics.
- The findings support the use of the KFA as a standalone diagnostic instrument in clinical practice.
- Potential for improved diagnostic accuracy in alcoholism through item weighting and optimized scoring.