Psychometric Properties of the CAGE Questionnaire Amongst Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Khuzistan Province of Iran

Asadollahi A 1 , Kaveh MH 2 , Saberi LF 3 , Karimi M 2 , Ahmad N 4

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  • 1 Department of Gerontology, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Science, 3rd Floor, Razi Ave, Shiraz, 43400, Iran. a.asadollahi@hotmail.co.uk
  • 2 Department of Gerontology, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Science, 3rd Floor, Razi Ave, Shiraz, 43400, Iran
  • 3 Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran Province, Iran
  • 4 Department of Community Development, Faculty of Human Ecology, UPM, Serdang, Malaysia
J Cross Cult Gerontol, 2023 Mar;38(1):97-109.
PMID: 36792867 DOI: 10.1007/s10823-023-09470-w

Abstract

The CAGE questionnaire is an instrument, proved useful in helping to make a diagnosis of alcoholism. The questions focus on Cutting down, Annoyance by criticism, Guilty feeling, and Eye-openers. The questionnaire has been more pervasive simple tool than AUDIT and LAST scales to screen in busy medical settings where limited time is considered for adult patient interviews. The present study aimed to determine the reliability and validity of the CAGE questionnaire in Khuzistan province, Iran and evaluate its role in detecting alcohol-related problems. For this purpose, 382 men with mean age of 65 ± 5 were sampled by cluster-random sampling method in convenience model from the medical centers in eight counties of Khuzistan province during 2019 and they responded to the CAGE questionnaire. The coefficients of Cronbach's alpha (α = 0.82), convergent validity (0.73), divergent validity (-0.06), and criterion validity (0.87) were estimated (ρ 

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