Agreement between urinalysis and self-reported drug use

Rahul Hamid; Sherry Deren; Mark Beardsley; Stephanie Tortu

doi:10.3109/10826089909039416

Agreement between urinalysis and self-reported drug use

Rahul Hamid, Sherry Deren, Mark Beardsley, Stephanie Tortu

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Abstract

One hundred fifty-eight drug users received an interview that included self-reported drug use. Opiate/cocaine use in the prior 48 hours was assessed by urinalysis. Fifty-five subjects received a urine test after the interview and 103 were tested before. Chi-square tests were performed to determine if agreement between self-reported drug use and urine test results was associated with timing of urine testing. The rate of agreement was 58% when the urine test was performed after the interview and 93% when performed before the interview (X² = 28.6, p < .001). Conducting urine tests before an interview can increase the accuracy of self-reports.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1585-1592
Number of pages	8
Journal	Substance Use and Misuse
Volume	34
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/10826089909039416
State	Published - 1999

Keywords

Urinalysis
Urine testing
Validity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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