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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 20.
Published in final edited form as: Addiction. 2011 Sep;106(9):1588ā€“1602. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03482.x

Table 2. ASI-6 Recent Status Scales, Items, and Psychometric Characteristics (n=607).

Scales Items
Medical
Days in medical hospital - past 30 days
Rating of physical health - past 30 days
Days physical or medical symptoms or problems - past 30 days
Days unable to carry out activities due to medical symptoms or problems - past 30 days
Rating of severity of physical pain or discomfort - past 30 days
Rating of worry/concern about physical health or medical problems - past 30 days
Rating of current importance of treatment for physical health or medical problems
H = 0.56; minH1 = 0.36; alpha = 0.82
Employment
Currently working
Days worked for pay - past 30 days
Money earned - past 30 days
Days work related problems - past 30 days
H = 0.87; minH1 = 0.70; alpha = 0.89
Alcohol
Days alcohol use - past 30 days
Days ago, last drink
Days of heavy drinking - past 30 days
Money spent on alcohol - past 30 days
Alcohol withdrawal - past 30 days
Trouble controlling alcohol use - past 30 days
Bothered by craving or urges to drink -past 30 days
Various other problems due to drinking - past 30 days
Days alcohol problems - past 30 days
Rating of troubled/bothered by alcohol problems - past 30 days
Rating of current importance of treatment for alcohol use
H = 0.71; minH1 = 0.60; alpha = 0.93
Drug
Summed number of days of use for nine drug categories - past 30 days
Number of different drug categories abused - past 30 days
Days used drugs or abused prescribed medication - past 30 days
Days ago, last used drugs of abused prescribed medications
Money spent on drugs - past 30 days
Drug withdrawal - past 30 days
Trouble controlling drug use - past 30 days
Bothered by craving or urges to use drugs - past 30 days
Various problems because of drug use - past 30 days
Days drug problems - past 30 days
Rating of troubled/bothered by drug problems - past 30 days
Rating of current importance of treatment for drug use
H = 0.73; minH1 = 0.63; alpha = 0.94
Legal
Illegal income - past 30 days
Days sold or manufactured drugs - the past 30
Days robbed, assaulted or threatened anyone - past 30 days
Days illegal activity for profit or against property - past 30 days
Days other illegal activities - past 30 days
Days any illegal activity - past 30 days
H = 0.54; minH1 = 0.28; alpha = 0.78
Family/Social Problems
Trouble getting along with partner, relatives or friends - past 30 days
Had arguments with partner, relatives or friends - past 30 days
Had interactions with partner, relatives or friends result in physical violence - past 30 days
Rating of troubled/bothered by problems with adult relationships - past 30 days
Rating of current importance of treatment for problems with adult relationships
H = 0.49; minH1 = 0.46; alpha = 0.71
Family/Social Support
Had contact with partner, relatives or friends - past 30 days
Spent time with partner, relatives or friends - past 30 days
Talked about feelings or problems with partner, relatives or friends - past 30 days
Can count on partner, relatives or friends - past 30 days
H = 0.54; minH1 = 0.40; alpha = 0.78
Child Problems
Number of children with a serious problem - past 30 days
Rating of how necessary current additional services are to treat children'sā€™ problems
Rating of trouble getting along with children - past 30 days?
Rating of current importance of counseling to help get along with children?
Rating of current need for childcare
H = 0.51; minH1 = 0.35; alpha = 0.73
Psychiatric
Days in psychiatric hospital - past 30
Rating of troubled/bothered by symptoms related to trauma - past 30 days
Rating of need for treatment related to trauma - past 30 days
Trouble sleeping - past 30 days
Depressed - past 30 days
Anxious - past 30 days
Hallucinations - past 30 days
Trouble thinking, concentrating, remembering - past 30 days
Difficulty controlling temper or violent urges - past 30 days
Physically violent towards someone - past 30 days
Serious thoughts of suicide - past 30 days
Attempted suicide - past 30 days
Recency of serious psychological problems
Days experienced psychological problems - past 30 days
Days unable to carry out normal activities because of psychological problems - past 30 days
Rating of troubled/bothered by psychological problems - past 30 days
Rating of current importance of treatment psychological problems
H = 0.49; minH1 = 0.34; alpha = 0.87