Table 19Characteristics of routine outcome monitoring tool

Outcome monitoring toolIs there adequate psychometric data in primarily alcohol dependent population?Does the tool have high usability (for example, readable, short time to administer, limited training required)?Source study
Addiction Severity Index (ASI)Yes (but validity and reliability are questionable)No – requires a trained interviewer and takes 50 to 60 minutes McLellan and colleagues (1980)
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)Yes – extensive data that supports validity and reliabilityYes – takes 2 minutes Babor and colleagues (2001)
Maudsley Addiction Profile (MAP)NoYes – takes 20 minutes Marsden and colleagues (1998)
Christo Inventory for Substance Misuse Services (CISS)NoYes – takes 10 minutes Christo and colleagues (2000)
Comprehensive Drinker Profile (CDP)NoNo – requires a trained interviewer and takes 2 hours Miller and Marlatt (1987)
Routine Evaluation of the Substance-Use Ladder of Treatments (RESULT)NoYes – takes 30 minutes Raistrick and Tober (2003)
Treatment Outcomes Profile (TOP)No – primarily in drug misuse populationYes – one page, 20 items Marsden and colleagues (2007)

From: 5, ORGANISATION AND DELIVERY OF CARE

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