Can severity of substance use be measured across drug classes? Estimating differential item functioning by drug class in two general measures of substance use severity

Original research
par
Janulis, Patrick et al

Date de publication

2023

Géographie

USA

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Non

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

Measure general substance use severity, to examine for differential item functioning (DIF) across substances (i.e., sedatives, opioids, amphetamines, cocaine, and cannabis).

Constatations/points à retenir

These findings suggest that these two measures of substance use severity can be used across individuals using different substances. Factor scores appear similar across scoring methods and mean differences do not appear to be substantially biased.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Data from two independent samples (n1 = 474; n2 = 5,183) and two measures of general substance use severity with generic items

Mots clés

Clinical guidance