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Authors: Alexander, Tara¹; DiNitto, Diana M.²; Tidblom, Ingrid³

Source: Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, Volume 23, Number 1, 6 April 2005 , pp. 63-78(16)

Abstract:

No alcohol and other drug screening or diagnostic instruments have been validated for Deaf populations, although screening tools exist in other languages, such as Spanish. Deaf individuals traditionally have had difficulty understanding tests created for hearing populations because they contain wording or phrases that are unfamiliar in Deaf culture. The purpose of this study was to lay the groundwork for developing a culturally relevant alcohol and other drug screening instrument for Deaf individuals. Deaf individuals were asked about their understanding of items from two widely-used screening instruments, the CAGE and the AUDIT, which were developed for hearing individuals. Deaf participants reported difficulty with both instruments, with some words problematic for 88 of participants. Providers using these instruments should be aware of their limitations when used with Deaf individuals.

Keywords: Deaf; American Sign Language; alcohol screening tools; CAGE; AUDIT

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1300/J020v23n01_06

Affiliations: 1: Assistant Professor, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX, Email: alext@lake.ollusa.edu 2: Cullen Trust Centennial Professor in Alcohol Studies and Education, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin 3: School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin

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