%0 Journal Article
%T Brazilian Version for Screening Adolescents Drug Use: Crafft/Cesare | OMICS International
%A Azevedo RCS
%A Pereira BAAX
%J -
%D 2016
%R 10.4172/2161-0711.1000433
%X Objective: To evaluate the responsiveness and validity of the Brazilian version of CRAFFT as a screening drug test in adolescents. Method: Descriptive and quantitative research, which assessed the applicability through a convenience sampling of technical school¡¯s students (14-21 years). Kappa coefficient was applied to investigate the correspondence between CRAFFT and CEBRID questionnaires and and the ROC curve was performed to evaluate the psychometric properties of CRAFFT. Results: 1882 students answered the CRAFFT/CESARE questionnaire. The minority of students (2.2%) had problems in comprehending the scale. CRAFFT/CESARE questionnaire¡¯s specificity achieved 73.3%, and it¡¯s sensitivity, 87.1%. The correlations between the questionnaires were considered good (Kappa: 0,461). Six hundred eighty-two (36.2%) of the 1882 adolescents scored positive for CRAFFT/CESARE. Visual inspection of the receiver operating characteristic curve presented the optimal cut point of 2 or more. Conclusion: Our findings support the utility of the Brazilian version of CRAFFT/CESARE as a screening tool for use of psychoactive substances among Portuguese-speaking Brazilian adolescents. Its characteristics and psychometric properties makes it possible to use in the Brazilian sociocultural context
%K Adolescence
%K Primary prevention
%K Triage
%K Screening
%K Alcohol
%K Marijuana
%K Substance-related disorders
%K omics
%K open access
%K omics publishing group
%K open access publisher
%K open access publishers
%K open access publications
%K open access journals
%K open access artcles
%K omics group
%K omicsonline
%U https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/brazilian-version-for-screening-adolescents-drug-use-crafftcesare-2161-0711-1000433.php?aid=73869