Screening Tools Flashcards
A series of questions about a particular issue is what kind of survey?
Informal
Screening tools can be divided into how many types?
2
CAGE AND TWEAK are for what kind of screening ?
Alcohol screening.
SAFE questions screen for
Domestic violence
Scored surveys and questionnaires provide
An interpretable score.
Scored surveys and questionnaires are useless unless they have
Reliability or validity
The degree to which a measure, if given repeatedly will, render the same results.
Reliability
How accurate the screen is in detecting the problem or disorder
Validity
The degree to which the screening tool or questionnaire identifies those people who DO NOT have the problem or disorder.
Specificity
The degree to which the screening tool or questionnaire accurately detects or identifies people who DO have the problem or disorder.
Sensitivity
Which screen tool may have a cultural problem according to current research e?
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