کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1071480 | 949404 | 2006 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
IntroductionAlthough craving plays an important role in relapse, there are few brief, valid and reliable instruments to measure the desire to use cocaine in routine clinical practice. The 45-item Cocaine Craving Questionnaire-Now (CCQ-Now) is widely used in research, but its length makes its use in everyday clinical work relatively impractical. This study sought to determine the psychometric properties of the CCQ-Brief, a measure composed of 10 items from the CCQ-Now, in treatment-seeking cocaine abusers.MethodSubjects with cocaine abuse or dependence (n = 247) completed the CCQ-Brief, the CCQ-Now, the Voris Cocaine Craving Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory-II, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, and the Addiction Severity Index.ResultsThe CCQ-Brief was significantly correlated with the CCQ-Now (r = .85, p < .01), the CCQ-Now with the items in common with the CCQ-Brief removed (r = .78, p < .01), all four subscales of the VCCS (craving intensity: r = .47, p < .01; mood: r = .27, p < .01; energy: r = .30, p < .01; sick feelings: r = .28, p < .01), the BDI-II (r = .39, p < .01), the BAI (r = .35, p < .01) and recent drug use (r = .26, p < .01). The internal consistency of the CCQ-Brief was strong (α = .90).DiscussionThe CCQ-Brief is a valid and reliable instrument that can be easily administered as a measure of current cocaine craving.
Journal: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - Volume 83, Issue 3, 27 July 2006, Pages 233–237