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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Abus. 2015 Mar 16;37(1):197–203. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2015.1014615

Table 3.

Detection of a substance use disorder: sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios of computer Self-administered vs. Clinician-administered screening.

Sensitivity
%
Specificity
%
Likelihood Ratio-
Positive
Likelihood Ratio-
Negative
Self Clinician Self Clinician Self Clinician Self Clinician
Tobaccoa
 Any past-12-month use 83
(36-98)
83
(36-98)
97
(92-99)
98
(93-99)
27
(10-76)
36
(11-117)
0.2
(0.0-1.0)
0.2
(0.0-1.0)
 Any past-3-month use 83
(36-98)
83
(36-98)
99
(94-100)
99
(94-100)
54
(13-224)
54
(13-226)
0.2
(0.0-1.0)
0.2
(0.0-1.0)
 Monthly or more frequentc 67
(26-92)
50
(16-84)
99
(95-100)
100 87
(11-662)
-- 0.3
(0.1-1.0)
0.5
(0.2-1.1)
Alcoholb
 Any past-12-month use 100 100 88
(81-93)
85
(78-90)
8
(4-12)
7
(4-10)
0.0
(0.0-1.6)
0.0
(0.0-1.6)
 Any past-3-month use 100 100 92
(85-95)
89
(83-94)
12
(6-19)
9
(5-15)
0.0
(0.0-1.5)
0.0
(0.0-1.6)
 Monthly or more frequentc 100 75
(23-97)
95
(89-97)
94
(88-97)
19
(8-34)
12
(5-30)
0.0
(0.0-1.5)
0.3
(0.1-1.5)
 CRAFFT ≥2 100 100 92
(85-95)
93
(87-96)
12
(6-19)
15
(6-25)
0.0
(0.0-1.5)
0.0
(0.0-1.5)
Cannabisb
 Any past-12-month use 100 100 92
(86-96)
90
(83-94)
13
(6-21)
10
(5-15)
0.0
(0.0-0.9)
0.0
(0.0-1.0)
 Any past-3-month use 88
(46-98)
86
(41-98)
93
(86-96)
91
(85-95)
11
(6-21)
10
(5-19)
0.1
(0.0-0.9)
0.2
(0.0-1.0)
 Monthly or more frequentc 63
(28-88)
57
(23-86)
97
(92-99)
95
(90-98)
20
(7-60)
12
(4-33)
0.4
(0.2-1.0)
0.5
(0.2-1.1)
 CRAFFT ≥2 88
(46-98)
88
(46-98)
94
(88-97)
95
(90-98)
14
(7-29)
19
(8-42)
0.1
(0.0-0.8)
0.1
(0.0-0.8)
a

Criterion measure: Hooked on Nicotine Checklist.

b

Criterion measure: Adolescent Diagnostic Interview.

c

During the past 3 months.