“Craving”: exploring the components of the desires for alcohol questionnaire (DAQ) and the relation to the severity of alcohol problems
“Craving”: exploring the components of the desires for alcohol questionnaire (DAQ) and the relation to the severity of alcohol problems
Objective: the aims of this study were: 1) to explore the components of craving, as measured by the Desires for Alcohol Questionnaire (DAQ); and 2) to examine how craving may relate to the severity of alcohol problems.
Method: 106 patients seeking treatment for an alcohol use disorder (AUD) completed the DAQ and Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT). The overall sample was predominantly male (63%) with a mean age of 44 years. 61% of the participants were abstinent from alcohol at the time of the study. Principal components analysis was conducted on the DAQ for the overall, abstinent and currently drinking samples. Correlations were computed between the DAQ and AUDIT scores, and differences in craving between the abstinent and currently drinking samples were investigated.
Results: components of craving, as measured by the DAQ, included the desire to drink, the ability to control drinking, positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement. Drinkers displayed stronger cravings (Mdn=47.00, IQR=32.0 – 65.0) than those currently abstinent (Mdn=33.00, IQR=26.0 – 43.0; U=850.0, z=3.127, p<.01, r=0.30). Intensity of craving increases with severity of an AUD in current drinkers (r=.739, p<.001).
Conclusions: due to the small sample size, the results of the study should be regarded as preliminary. The components of craving, as measured by the DAQ, support those previously identified in the literature. The study supports the notion that craving is positively associated with the severity of an alcohol use disorder
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Sinclair, J.M.A.
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Pasche, S., Garner, M., Baldwin, D.S. and Sinclair, J.M.A.
(2013)
“Craving”: exploring the components of the desires for alcohol questionnaire (DAQ) and the relation to the severity of alcohol problems.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 74 (6), .
(doi:10.15288/jsad.2013.74.950).
(PMID:24172123)
Abstract
Objective: the aims of this study were: 1) to explore the components of craving, as measured by the Desires for Alcohol Questionnaire (DAQ); and 2) to examine how craving may relate to the severity of alcohol problems.
Method: 106 patients seeking treatment for an alcohol use disorder (AUD) completed the DAQ and Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT). The overall sample was predominantly male (63%) with a mean age of 44 years. 61% of the participants were abstinent from alcohol at the time of the study. Principal components analysis was conducted on the DAQ for the overall, abstinent and currently drinking samples. Correlations were computed between the DAQ and AUDIT scores, and differences in craving between the abstinent and currently drinking samples were investigated.
Results: components of craving, as measured by the DAQ, included the desire to drink, the ability to control drinking, positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement. Drinkers displayed stronger cravings (Mdn=47.00, IQR=32.0 – 65.0) than those currently abstinent (Mdn=33.00, IQR=26.0 – 43.0; U=850.0, z=3.127, p<.01, r=0.30). Intensity of craving increases with severity of an AUD in current drinkers (r=.739, p<.001).
Conclusions: due to the small sample size, the results of the study should be regarded as preliminary. The components of craving, as measured by the DAQ, support those previously identified in the literature. The study supports the notion that craving is positively associated with the severity of an alcohol use disorder
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Accepted/In Press date: 10 April 2013
Published date: November 2013
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