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The measurement of drug craving
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This paper reviews theoretical and methodological issues in the measurement of drug craving, with an emphasis on self‐report assessment. Despite the important role that craving plays in many research and clinical settings, the way in which the construct is conceptualized and measured rarely receives sufficient attention. Issues pertinent to conceptualizing craving are identified. Because there is no single perfect measure of craving, it is essential that researchers understand the limitations of each measure. Measurement performance concerns that affect the validity of different measures are reviewed. Non‐verbal assessment methods are also reviewed. Research factors that may help determine the optimal measures for a given study are highlighted. It is concluded that advances in assessment will proceed only when combined with additional research and a better theoretical understanding of craving.
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“Although multi-item scales may offer improved reliability and sensitivity compared with single-item scales (12, 62), they can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and lead to respondent disengagement, demotivation, and increased reactivity (62, 63).”
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“Although multi-item scales may offer improved reliability and sensitivity compared with single-item scales (12, 62), they can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and lead to respondent disengagement, demotivation, and increased reactivity (62, 63).”
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“However, observational methods can be challenging to implement in clinical practice and may reflect more than just craving alone (61, 62).”
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“Alternatively, multi-item scales can be used to assess craving (62), for example, the Opioid Craving Scale includes three questions each rated on a 0–10 VAS.”
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“Note, however, that, also in domains such as drug addiction and hunger, researchers have struggled to establish a gold-standard behavioral metric of subjective craving with better external validity than self-report45.”
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- Authors
- Sayette, M. A., Shiffman, S., Tiffany, S. T., Niaura, R. S., Martin, C. S., & Schadel, W. G.
- Affiliations
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Venue
- Addiction
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2000-08
- Volume
- 95
- Issue
- 8s2
- Pages
- 189-210
- ISSN
- 0965-2140 (ISSN-L)
- 1360-0443
- PMC
- PMC2683662
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- W1991983775
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- FWCI
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- journal article
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- en
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- PubMed (publishedVersion)
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- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5r29aa009918-05)
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (AA09918)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA10605, R01DA010605)
- National Cancer Institute (R01CA159463)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- drug craving, craving measurement, self-report measures, construct validity, nonverbal assessment, measurement instruments
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Research Design, Self Disclosure, Sensitivity and Specificity, Reproducibility of Results, Behavior, Addictive
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