TitleExploring the Burn Model System National Database: Burn injuries, substance misuse, and the CAGE questionnaire.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2019
AuthorsGrant GG, Wolfe AE, Thorpe CR, Gibran NS, Carrougher GJ, Wiechman SA, Holavanahalli R, Stoddard FJ, Sheridan RL, Kazis LE, Schneider JC, Ryan CM
JournalBurns
Date Published2019 Dec 31
ISSN1879-1409
Abstract

Burn survivors who misuse alcohol and/other substances have been associated with poorer long-term outcomes and clinical complications following injury. The self-reported CAGE questionnaire (Cut down, Annoyed, Guilty, and Eye-opener) is an outcomes assessment tool used to screen for potential substance misuse. Understanding the persistence and emergence of potential substance misuse through examination of CAGE scores may provide important information about this population. Using data collected from the Burn Model System National Database, demographic and clinical characteristics of individuals who reported positive CAGE scores (total score of ≥2) and those who reported negative CAGE scores (total score of 0 or 1) for either alcohol or other drugs were compared.
DOI10.1016/j.burns.2019.12.016
Alternate JournalBurns
PubMed ID31901407