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Validation of the Polish version of the Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS)
 
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Zakład Psychologii Zdrowia, Instytut Psychologii UŁ
 
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Zakład Pielęgniarstwa Psychiatrycznego UMK w Toruniu, Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy
 
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Zakład Profilaktyki Społecznej i Resocjalizacji Uniwersytetu Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach
 
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Świętokrzyskie Centrum Profilaktyki i Edukacji w Kielcach
 
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Miejskie Centrum Zdrowia Publicznego im. bł. Rafała Chylińskiego w Łodzi
 
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Oddział Leczenia Uzależnień Samodzielnego Wojewódzkiego Publicznego Zespołu Zakładów Psychiatrycznej Opieki Zdrowotnej im. dr Barbary Borzym w Radomiu
 
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Zakład Kognitywistyki, Instytut Psychologii, Uniwersytet Łódzki
 
 
Submission date: 2015-01-10
 
 
Final revision date: 2015-03-20
 
 
Acceptance date: 2015-03-20
 
 
Online publication date: 2016-02-23
 
 
Publication date: 2018-04-30
 
 
Corresponding author
Jan Chodkiewicz   

Instytut Psychologii Uniwersytet Łódzki, 91-433 łódź ul Smugowa 10/12, 91-433 Łódź, Polska
 
 
Psychiatr Pol 2018;52(2):399-410
 
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Objectives:
The conducted studies were aimed at making a Polish adaptation of the Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS) by B. Flannery and co-workers. The Scale is a self-assessment method, it comprises 5 statements, and is designed to assess alcohol craving experienced by a patient in a week prior to the examination.

Methods:
550 patients with diagnosed alcohol dependence syndrome were examined, and the final analysis included results of 510 persons. The examined group consisted of 396 men and 114 women. The study was made in the 3rd week of their alcohol treatment. There were used: the PENN Craving Scale, the Alcohol Dependence Development Scale (SRUA) (the part in which craving is dealt with), a clinical interview with specially prepared questions about alcohol craving experienced last month and last week, and the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Intense Drinking Scale.

Results:
The Polish version of the Penn Scale is characterised by very good psychometric properties – it is a reliable and valid tool. The exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses have proved the existence of one factor. The internal consistency, assessed on the basis of Cronbach’s alpha, equalled 0.89. The method displays statistically significant (majority p < 0.0010) relationships with levels of craving experienced last year, last month, and last week before the examination, and also with total score on the Yale-Brown Scale.

Conclusions:
The effects of the conducted adaptation works on the Penn Scale speak for recommending the method for scientific research and use in therapeutic practice.

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