Comparing Reported Prescription Drug Misuse between Ecological Momentary Assessment versus Timeline Follow-Back among College Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21645573 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexandra Barringer (0000-0001-7496-4716, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA, corresponding author), Lauren M Papp (0000-0003-0408-9535, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA), Shari M Blumenstock (0000-0002-6361-3563, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1743-1746 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Substance Use & Misuse (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1082-6084 • E-ISSN: 1532-2491 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10826084.2022.2107668 |
| PMID | 35946138 |
| OpenAlex | W4292661218 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
Background: Accurate assessment of prescription drug misuse (PDM) is critical among young-adult college students, a particularly high-risk group for this substance behavior. No studies have compared assessments of college students’ reports of PDM obtained from their reporting in daily life (via ecological momentary assessment; EMA) to their retrospective accounts of PDM over the same period (via timeline follow-back interview; TLFB), an approach that is commonly used in substance use research. Purpose/Objectives: To determine day-level agreement and person-level agreement in college student reports of PDM in EMA versus TLFB methods. Methods: Participants were 297 college freshmen and sophomores (69% female) recruited based on misuse behavior in the past three months. PDM behaviors were captured in daily life using EMA for 28 days and TLFB administered during an in-person lab visit. Agreement was assessed at the person level (any PDM during the 28 days) and day level (PDM on a given day) using Cohen’s kappa and percent agreement. Results: PDM was reported more frequently using TLFB compared to EMA. Person-level agreement between the two methods was good (k = 0.62, 95% CI: 0.53, 0.70), whereas day-level agreement was fair (k = 0.23, 95% CI: 0.19, 0.28). Agreement in stimulant misuse reported across methods was more consistent compared to reports of other medication classes. Conclusions: Findings offer implications for the assessment of college student PDM data in substance use research
Geography · Kappa · Medical prescription · Psychiatry · Timeline · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Mental Health Research Topics · Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Pharmacology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |