SASQ
ValidatedNIAAA Single Alcohol Screening Question (SASQ)
Adults (18+)Clinician, Self~1 min3 questions
Ask the question that matches the patient’s sex. In the US a standard drink contains about 14 g of pure alcohol.
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About this screener — evidence, source
The single screening question recommended by NIAAA and the USPSTF for unhealthy alcohol use in adults. It asks how many times in the past year the person had a heavy drinking day; one or more is positive. A positive screen is followed by an assessment such as the AUDIT.
Evidence · validated
In 286 adult primary-care patients, the single question (positive at 1 or more) was 81.8% sensitive and 79.3% specific for unhealthy alcohol use, and 87.9% sensitive and 66.8% specific for a current alcohol use disorder; performance was similar to a commonly used three-item screen (Smith et al., 2009).
Source & licence
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much: A Clinician’s Guide (2005) and NIAAA Core Resource on Alcohol: Screen and Assess. Smith PC, Schmidt SM, Allensworth-Davies D, Saitz R. Primary care validation of a single-question alcohol screening test. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24(7):783–788 (erratum 2010;25(4):375).
Licence: Public domain (U.S. Government work) — NIAAA states its information and publications may be reproduced or copied without permission in the United States; please credit NIAAA as the source.
The question asks for a count; this form records only whether it is zero or one or more, which is how it is scored.
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