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KMID : 0870520000040010030
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Journal of Korean Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
2000 Volume.4 No. 1 p.30 ~ p.37
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A Reliability and Validity Study of the Korean Version of the Alcohol Dependence Scale in Alcoholics
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Lee Duk-Gi
Shin Jin-Kyu
Yun Se-Min
Byun Won-Tan
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Abstract
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For the purpose of testing the utility of the Alcohol Dependence Scale (ADS) in Korea, the authors evaluated the
reliability and validity of a Korean version of the ADS in 180 Korean alcoholic inpatients. The results were as follows：
1) The means of ADS was 16.94±8.23 and the scores of the ADS in 180 subjects conformed quite closely to a normal
distribution. 2) The test-retest reliability for the ADS showed significant reliability. 3) The internal consistency analysis of
the ADS showed significant reliability. 4) The item-analysis for each of the 25 items revealed a moderate correlation to
the total score for the majority of the items. 5) In the correlation analysis for the test of concurrent validity, ADS scores
had significant negative correlation with the age of first admission due to drinking and positive correlation with drinking
amount and frequency, alcohol-induced sequelae and 6 secondary scales of AUI (such as drinking benefits, ob-ssessive drinking, direct complication, indirect complication, anxiety about drinking, insight). 6) The ANOVA analysis among 3 groups according to the severity of ADS scores revealed statistically significant differences in drinking frequency and alcoholinduced sequelae among the 3 groups and in drinking amount between mild group and moderate and severe groups. Based on these results, Korean version of the Alcohol Dependence Scale showed reasonable reliability and validity, and it may be useful in the evaluation of alcoholic patients.
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KEYWORD
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Alcoholic, Alcohol dependence scale, Reliability, Validity
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