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Alcohol and Alcoholism Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 636-645, 1999
© 1999 Medical Council on Alcoholism

A COMPARISON OF TWO RETROSPECTIVE MEASURES OF WEEKLY ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION: DIARY AND QUANTITY/FREQUENCY INDEX

Anthony P. Shakeshaft*, Jenny A. Bowman and Rob W. Sanson-Fisher1

Hunter Centre for Health Advancement and University of Newcastle, New South Wales and
1 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Received 22 December 1997; first review notified 22 December 1998; accepted 22 February 1999

There is currently uncertainty regarding the relative performance of a retrospective diary (RD) and a quantity–frequency index (QFI) measure of weekly alcohol consumption. While some previous studies have found more consumption reported on an RD than a QFI, others have found the reverse. As yet, however, no study has compared computerized versions of these two measures. This cross-sectional study involved administration of a computerized survey in a community-based drug and alcohol treatment setting. Five hundred and eighty-six clients (420 males) attending counselling for a range of drug- and alcohol-related issues agreed to participate in the study. The major finding was that more alcohol consumption was reported on the RD, than on the QFI. Similarly, the RD detected a greater proportion of both heavy and high-risk drinkers than the QFI. It is argued that the RD may be preferable to the QFI as a measure of weekly alcohol consumption, for use in community-based treatment settings.


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