Table 2.
Self-report and objective measures of alcohol use and medication adherence
| Variable | n (% of reported measures) |
| Studies reporting alcohol measure | 18(100) |
| AUDIT and AUDIT-C (Saunders et al., 1993) | 6(33) |
| Addiction Severity Index (McLellan et al., 1980) | 4(22) |
| Timeline Followback (Sobell and Sobell, 1992) | 3(17) |
| DrInC (Miller et al., 1995) | 1(6) |
| CAGE (Mayfield et al., 1974) | 1(6) |
| DSM-IV (Millon et al., 1996) | 1(6) |
| Alcohol Use Self-Report (Cox et al., 1996) | 1(6) |
| Lifetime Drinking History (Skinner, 1979) | 1(6) |
| Client Diagnostic Questionnaire (Aidala et al., 2004) | 1(6) |
| Studies reporting self-report or objective adherence measure | 36(100) |
| Objective measures | 10(28) |
| Pharmacy records | 4(11) |
| MEMS | 7(19) |
| Composite of MEMS, pill count, and self-report | 1(3) |
| Self-report measures | 26(72) |
| ACTG (Chesney et al., 2000) | 16(44) |
| Timeline Followback modified for adherence (Braithwaite et al., 2005) | 4(11) |
| Swiss HIV Cohort Study (Conen et al., 2009) | 1(3) |
| Adaptation of HCSUS and RAND measures (Friedman et al., 2009) | 1(3) |
| Antiretroviral General Adherence Scale (McDonnell Holstad et al., 2006) | 1(3) |
| Diabetes Self-Care Questionnaire (Johnson et al., 2000) | 1(3) |
| Hill-Bone Adherence to High Blood Pressure Therapy Medication Subscale (Kim et al., 2003) | 1(3) |
| Self-Care Inventory (Lerman et al., 2004) | 1(3) |
Notes: AUDIT = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; AUDIT-C = AUDIT–consumption questions; DrInC = drinker inventory of consequences; DSM-IV = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition; MEMS = medication event monitoring system; ACTG = AIDS Clinical Trials Group; HCSUS = HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study.