Evaluation of the psychometric properties of self-reported measures of alcohol consumption: A COSMIN systematic review

Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  McKenna, Hannah ^a   Treanor, Charlene ^a   O'Reilly, Dermot ^a,b   Donnelly, Michael ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

COSMIN systematic review; Psychometric properties; Self reporting alcohol intake

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CHECKLIST; CINAHL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; EMBASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; NURSING; PSYCINFO; QUALITY CONTROL; RECALL; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85041599200     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1747597X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13011-018-0143-8     Document Type: Review

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