Applying a Modified Version of the Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale in a Canadian Community Withdrawal Management Setting
Within a community withdrawal setting, the prevalence of SAWS was high, rendering the modified PAWSS less valuable. Although higher cutoff scores improved specificity, poor sensitivity hindered identification of low-risk SAWS individuals.
Authors
- Lianping Ti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2470-438X)
- M. Eugenia Socías (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2556-7049)
- Nicole Cowan
- Evan Wood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9412-6699)
- Hannah Crepeault (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1675-5144)
- Niloofar Riazi
- Alison Knill
- Avneet Khela
Institutions
- Vancouver Coastal Health (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drug and Alcohol Review
- Published
- 2025-05-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.14075
- Primary Topic
- Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministry of Health, British Columbia
- Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
- National Institutes of Health