Computerized Screening of Substance Abuse Problems in a Primary Care Setting: Older vs. Younger Adults.
Differences in responses of older adults and younger adults to the Drug Abuse Problem Assessment for Primary Care (DAPA-PC), a computerized drug and alcohol abuse screening instrument developed for primary care settings, were assessed. Older adults are usually underrepresented in treatment programs...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Drug & Alcohol Abuse Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 627 - 643 |
|---|---|
| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Artículo |
| Publicado: |
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2004
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=508886710&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 508886710 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00952990 DAA jtl: American Journal of Drug & Alcohol Abuse issn: 00952990 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2004 vid: 30 iid: 3 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 508886710 10.1081/ADA-200032312 ppf: 627 ppct: 16 formats: tig: atl: Computerized Screening of Substance Abuse Problems in a Primary Care Setting: Older vs. Younger Adults. aug: au: Nemes, Susanna Rao, Patricia A. Zeiler, Christine su: Age (Psychology) Substance abuse Surveys Primary care sug: subj: Age (Psychology) Substance abuse Surveys Primary care ab: Differences in responses of older adults and younger adults to the Drug Abuse Problem Assessment for Primary Care (DAPA-PC), a computerized drug and alcohol abuse screening instrument developed for primary care settings, were assessed. Older adults are usually underrepresented in treatment programs. Data collected from a diverse population of 327 adults presenting for care at The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates clinic in downtown Washington, D.C., suggested that rates of drug and alcohol abuse were similar in both younger and older adults, although older adults were less likely than younger adults to perceive their drug use as problematic. The findings both show that there is a serious need for screening seniors and identifying those who may be at risk for substance abuse problems and suggest that the DAPA-PC would provide a useful instrument for screening older adults in a primary care setting. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|