Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea.
Psychiatry Investig. 2008 Sep;5(3):175-8. doi: 10.4306/pi.2008.5.3.175. Epub 2008 Sep 30.
The Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS) is a stronger predictor of subsequent drinking and relapse of alcohol dependence that can be administered more quickly and easily than other craving scales. The goal of this study was to develop the Korean version of the Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS-K).
To examine the psychometric properties of the PACS-K, responses were chosen from 80 patients admitted to a treatment facility for alcohol dependence.
The PACS-K possesses good psychometric properties, as assessed by Cronbach's alpha estimates (Cronbach's alpha=0.91). The test-retest reliability of the PACS-K showed high correlation (p<0.01) when the retest interval was 1 day. When the validity of the PACS-K was investigated using correlation analysis with two other craving scales (the Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS) and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), high correlations were obtained between total PACS scores and total OCDS scores, and between total PACS scores and VAS scores (p<0.01, respectively).
The PACS-K is a reliable and valid measure of alcohol cravings, and it could be useful for predicting which individuals are at risk for subsequent relapse.
宾夕法尼亚酒精渴求量表（PACS）是一种比其他渴求量表更能快速、简便地预测随后饮酒和酒精依赖复发的预测因子。本研究的目的是开发韩国版的宾夕法尼亚酒精渴求量表（PACS-K）。
为了检验 PACS-K 的心理测量特性，从 80 名住院治疗酒精依赖的患者中选择了回答。
PACS-K 的心理测量特性良好，克伦巴赫的α估计值（Cronbach's alpha=0.91）较高。当重测间隔为 1 天时，PACS-K 的重测信度显示出高度相关性（p<0.01）。当使用与另外两种渴求量表（Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale（OCDS）和 Visual Analogue Scale（VAS）的相关分析来研究 PACS-K 的效度时，总 PACS 评分与总 OCDS 评分之间以及总 PACS 评分与 VAS 评分之间均获得了高度相关性（p<0.01，分别）。
PACS-K 是一种可靠和有效的酒精渴求测量工具，它可以帮助预测哪些个体有随后复发的风险。
