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PENN Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS)

70 Shared Subjects

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Clinical Assessments
Substance Use
11/24/2015
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Definition
Submission Template
Query Element Name Data Type Size Required Description Value Range Notes Aliases
subjectkey GUID Required The NDAR Global Unique Identifier (GUID) for research subject NDAR*
src_subject_id String 20 Required Subject ID how it's defined in lab/project id, subject_id
interview_date Date Required Date on which the interview/genetic test/sampling/imaging/biospecimen was completed. MM/DD/YYYY
interview_age Integer Required Age in months at the time of the interview/test/sampling/imaging. 0::1440 Age is rounded to chronological month. If the research participant is 15-days-old at time of interview, the appropriate value would be 0 months. If the participant is 16-days-old, the value would be 1 month.
sex String 20 Required Sex of subject at birth M;F; O; NR M = Male; F = Female; O=Other; NR = Not reported gender
Query often_pacs Integer Recommended How often did you think about how good a drink would make you feel? 0::6;-99 0=never; 1=rarely; 2=occassionally;3=sometimes;4=often;5=most of the time; 6=nearly all the time; -99 =missing pacs_q1
Query craving_pacs Integer Recommended At its most severe point, how strong was your craving during the past week? 0::6;-99 0=none; 1=slight;2=mild urge; 3=moderate urger;4=strong urge but easily controlled ;5=strong urge difficult to control; 6=strong urge and would have drunk alcohol if available; -99= missing pacs_q2
Query time_pacs Integer Recommended How much time did you think about how good a drink would make you feel? 0::6;-99 0=none; 1=less than 20 mins; 2=21-45mins; 3=46-90mins; 4=90mins-3 hours; 5=3-6 hours; 6=more than 6 hours; -99=missing pacs_q3
Query resist_pacs Integer Recommended How difficult would it have been to resist taking a drink if in house? 0::6;-99 0=not difficult; 1=very midly difficult; 2= midly difficult; 3=moderately difficult; 4=very difficult; 5=extremely difficult; 6=would not be able to resist; -99=missing pacs_q4
Query overallcrv_pacs Integer Recommended Rate overall average alcohol craving for past week 0::6;-99 0=never thought about drinking; 1=rarely had urge; 2=occassional urge; 3=sometimes had urge; 4=often had urge; 5=had urge to drink most of time; 6=had urge to drink nearly all the time; -99=missing pacs_q5
Query score_pacs Integer Recommended PACS Total score
Query visit String 60 Recommended Visit name
Query week Float Recommended Week in level/study 99=week 10-week 14
cravings_pacs Integer Recommended At its most severe point; how strong was your craving during the past week? 0::6 0 = None at all; 1 = Slight; that is a very mild urge; 2 = Mild urge; 3 = Moderate urge; 4 = Strong urge; but easily controlled; 5 = Strong urge and difficult to control; 6 = Strong urge and would have drunk alcohol if it were available. pacs2bs
often_pacs_v2 Integer Recommended During the past week how often have you thought about drinking or about how good a drink would make you feel? 0::6 0 = Never (0 times during the past week); 1 = Rarely (1 to 2 times during the past week); 2 = Occasionally (times during the past week); 3 = Sometimes (5 = To 10 times during the past week); 4 = Often (11 to 20 times during the past week); 5 = Most of the time (20 to 40 times during the past week); 6 = Nearly all of the time (more than 40 times during the past week or more than 6 Times per day). pacs1bs
overallcrv_pacs_v2 Integer Recommended Keeping in mind your responses to the previous questions; please rate your overall average alcohol craving for the past week. 0::6 0 = Never thought about drinking and never had the urge to drink; 1 = Rarely thought about drinking and rarely had the urge to drink; 2 = Occasionally thought about drinking and occasionally had the urge to drink; 3 = Sometimes thought about drinking and sometimes had the urge to drink; 4 = Often thought about drinking and often had the urge to drink; 5 = Thought about drinking most of the time and had the urge to drink most of the time; 6 = Thought about drinking nearly all of the time and had the urge to drink nearly all of the time. pacs5bs
time_pacs_7days Integer Recommended How much time have you spent thinking about drinking or about how good a drink would make you feel during the past 7 days? 0::6;-99 0=None; 1=Less than 20 mins; 2=21-45mins; 3=46-90mins; 4=90mins-3 hours; 5=Between 3-6 hours; 6=More than 6 hours; -99=Missing pacs3bs
resist_pacs_7days Integer Recommended How difficult would it have been to resist taking a drink during the past 7 days if you had known a bottle were in your house? 0::6;-99 0=Not difficult; 1=Very midly difficult; 2= Midly difficult; 3=Moderately difficult; 4=Very difficult; 5=Extremely difficult; 6=Would not be able to resist; -99=Missing pacs4bs
timepoint_label String 50 Recommended Timepoint/visit label
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