Assessment of the validity and clinical utility of AUDIT‐C versus RAPS‐4 alcohol screeners among active‐duty US Army soldiers
The AUDIT-C and RAPS-4 each capture unique but interrelated aspects of drinking behaviors. The RAPS-4 appears advantageous by including clinically oriented questions that have shown to strongly correlate with AUD risk, and in this study demonstrated strong correlations with risk for other mental health conditions. In contrast, the AUDIT-C is only limited to consumption-focused items. While the AUDIT-C is currently mandated primary alcohol screener in military settings, the stronger correlation of RAPS-4 with related behavioral health outcomes warrants further research and consideration as a preferable primary screener among SMs.
Authors
- Farifteh F. Duffy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7866-8682)
- Phillip J. Quartana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4382-1047)
- Joshua E. Wilk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9914-3383)
- Matthew R. Beymer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5258-1095)
- Amy Millikan Bell
- Stephanie A. Q. Gomez
- Stephanie A Bricault (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7979-5181)
- Kristiana D. Carrasquillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7931-8897)
- Charles W. Hoge
Institutions
- U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (US)
- Next Generation Technology (United States) (US)
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.70195
- Primary Topic
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00