Skinner H A
Addict Behav. 1982;7(4):363-71. doi: 10.1016/0306-4603(82)90005-3.
The Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST) was designed to provide a brief instrument for clinical screening and treatment evaluation research. The 28 self-report items tap various consequences that are combined in a total DAST score to yield a quantitative index of problems related to drug misuse. Measurement properties of the DAST were evaluated using a clinical sample of 256 drug/alcohol abuse clients. The internal consistency reliability estimate was substantial at .92, and a factor analysis of item intercorrelations suggested an unidimensional scale. With respect to response style biases, the DAST was only moderately correlated with social desirability and denial. Concurrent validity was examined by correlating the DAST with background variables, frequency of drug use during the past 12 months, and indices of psychopathology. Although these findings support the usefulness of the DAST for quantifying the extent of drug involvement within a help-seeking population, further validation work is needed in other populations and settings.
药物滥用筛查测试（DAST）旨在提供一种简短的工具，用于临床筛查和治疗评估研究。28个自我报告项目涉及各种后果，这些后果综合在DAST总分中，以产生与药物滥用相关问题的定量指标。使用256名药物/酒精滥用患者的临床样本对DAST的测量特性进行了评估。内部一致性信度估计值很高，为0.92，对项目相互关系的因素分析表明这是一个单维量表。关于反应方式偏差，DAST与社会期望和否认仅呈中度相关。通过将DAST与背景变量、过去12个月内的药物使用频率以及精神病理学指标进行相关性分析来检验同时效度。尽管这些发现支持了DAST在量化求助人群中药物涉入程度方面的有用性，但在其他人群和环境中还需要进一步的验证工作。
