A Comparison of Two Versions of the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol: The CIWA‐Ar and CIWA‐AD
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- 2 January 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The American Journal on Addictions
- Vol. 15 (1) , 85-93
Abstract
Scores from two versions of the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol, the CIWA‐Ar and CIWA‐AD, were compared in 135 alcohol detoxification episodes. The paired mean score for withdrawal severity was statistically higher with the CIWA‐AD (p<0.001), but the mean difference of 0.45 (95% CI: 0.38–0.53, t — 11.74) is not likely to be clinically significant. The difference in the total score between the two scales was 1 point or less 82.6% of the time, and nearly all (97.7%) of the CIWA‐AD scores were within 3 points of the paired CIWA‐Ar score (range — 6 to +6).Keywords
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