Performance of the Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription Medication, and Other Substance Use (TAPS) Tool in Screening Older Adults for Unhealthy Substance Use
While the TAPS had excellent sensitivity and specificity for identifying tobacco use among older adults, the results for other substances lack precision, and we were unable to evaluate its performance for prescription medications and individual illicit drugs in this sample. This analysis underlines the critical need to adapt and validate screening tools for unhealthy substance use, specifically for older populations who have unique risks.
Authors
- Benjamin H. Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6882-0142)
- Li‐Tzy Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5909-2259)
- Jennifer McNeely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4601-6940)
- Robert P. Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4707-5726)
- Joseph J. Palamar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8565-9415)
- Alison Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2989-4346)
- Geetha Subramaniam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3806-4483)
Institutions
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (US)
- Academy of Ancient Music (GB)
- Johnson Matthey (France) (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Addiction Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/adm.0000000000001363
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39