Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research
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Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. · Sep 2000
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialValidity of self-reported alcohol consumption in nondependent drinkers with unintentional injuries.
Self-report has become an anchor for alcohol assessment in the acute and primary care populations. The purpose of the study was to determine the validity of self-reported alcohol consumption after unintentional injuries in hospitalized, nondependent drinkers. ⋯ Most nondependent patients with unintentional injury acknowledged drinking before injury. After injury, women and men have different patterns of reporting their drinking, with men more frequently underreporting but reporting more accurately and women more random in their self-reports.