Williams B T, Drummond D C
Addiction Research Unit, National Addiction Centre, London, UK.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 1994 Jun;35(3):239-43. doi: 10.1016/0376-8716(94)90080-9.
The Alcohol Problems Questionnaire (APQ) was designed as a clinical instrument for measuring alcohol-related problems. It has been used to study the relationship between alcohol-related problems and dependence within the bi-axial model. The reliability of the APQ was, however, unknown. In the present study 101 subjects participated in a test-retest reliability study. Dependence and consumption scores were obtained along with socio-demographic information in order to study the construct validity of the APQ. The APQ was found to be highly reliable and the previous finding that dependence is a mediating factor in the relationship between consumption and problems was replicated. These findings add further weight to the view that alcohol-related problems represent a phenomenon which is conceptually, as well as statistically, distinct from dependence. Further, the APQ is reliable, simple to administer and is likely to be useful in the assessment and study of problem drinkers in the clinical and research settings.
酒精问题问卷（APQ）被设计为一种用于测量与酒精相关问题的临床工具。它已被用于在双轴模型中研究与酒精相关问题和依赖之间的关系。然而，APQ的可靠性尚不清楚。在本研究中，101名受试者参与了重测信度研究。获取了依赖和消费得分以及社会人口统计学信息，以研究APQ的结构效度。结果发现APQ具有高度可靠性，并且之前关于依赖是消费与问题之间关系的中介因素这一发现得到了重复验证。这些发现进一步支持了这样一种观点，即与酒精相关的问题代表了一种在概念上以及统计学上都与依赖不同的现象。此外，APQ可靠、易于实施，并且可能在临床和研究环境中对问题饮酒者的评估和研究有用。
