The severity index: An indicator of alcohol and drug dependence using administrative data

Yael Caspi; Winston M. Turner; Lee Panas; Dennis McCarty; David R. Gastfriend

doi:10.1300/J020v19n04_03

The severity index: An indicator of alcohol and drug dependence using administrative data

Yael Caspi
, Winston M. Turner
, Lee Panas
, Dennis McCarty
, David R. Gastfriend

Health and Addictions Research, Inc.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Brandeis University

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Abstract

Administrative data systems are a valuable resource for health care services research, especially in the assessment of treatment services for alcohol and drug dependence. However, clinical and diagnostic indicators are commonly not collected. The current report describes the development of a composite measure of substance abuse severity from items routinely recorded by publicly funded alcohol and drug abuse treatment services. Designed to capture varying patterns of substance use, the Severity Index can be readily calculated, interpreted and applied by health care providers as part of routine clinical care. To determine its validity, the performance of the Severity Index, was tested against the Addiction Severity Index (ASI), a well-researched measure of substance abuse severity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	49-64
Number of pages	16
Journal	Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly
Volume	19
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1300/J020v19n04_03
State	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
Preparation of this paper was supported by grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (P50 DA10233 and RR01 DA08781) and support from the Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS), Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The authors also thank Mayra Roderiguez-Howard, Director of BSAS, and Dr. Teresa Anderson for their support and facilitation of access to the BSAS Management Information System (MIS).

Funding

Preparation of this paper was supported by grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (P50 DA10233 and RR01 DA08781) and support from the Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS), Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The authors also thank Mayra Roderiguez-Howard, Director of BSAS, and Dr. Teresa Anderson for their support and facilitation of access to the BSAS Management Information System (MIS).

Funders	Funder number
Bureau of Substance Abuse Services
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
National Institute on Drug Abuse	RR01 DA08781, P50 DA10233

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Addiction Severity Index (ASI)
Administrative data
Substance abuse severity

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