Validity of the CAGE questionnaire for screening alcohol-dependent inpatients on hospital wards Validade do questionário CAGE para rastrear pacientes com dependência ao álcool internados em enfermarias clínicas

Validity of the CAGE questionnaire for screening alcohol-dependent inpatients on hospital wards Validade do questionário CAGE para rastrear pacientes com dependência ao álcool internados em enfermarias clínicas

OBJECTIVE: To verify the validity of the CAGE questionnaire in screening inpatients with alcohol dependence. METHODS: In a transversal study, 747 medical inpatients hospitalized on general medical wards in the Federal University of Santa Catarina University Hospital were evaluated. Sociodemographic...

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Main Authors: Maria Alicia Castells, Letícia Maria Furlanetto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2005-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
Hospitais gerais
Questionários
Transtornos relacionados ao uso de substâncias
Consumo de bebidas alcoólicas
Pacientes internados
Hospitals, General
Questionnaires
Substance-related disorders
Alcoholism
Inpatients
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