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Table 3 List and type of standardized surveys

From: Cultural interventions to treat addictions in Indigenous populations: findings from a scoping study

Survey [study where used]

What it measures

Administration: self-report = SR; caregiver = CG

Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale-32 (Basis-32) [55].

Relationship to self and others, depression and anxiety, daily living skills, impulsive and addictive behaviors, and psychosis.

SR

Global Assessment of Individual Needs – Quick GAIN-Q [48].

Four major scales – General Life Problem Index (GLPI), Internal Behavior Scale (IBS), External Behavior Scale (EBS), and Substance Problem Scale (SPS).

SR

The Cherokee Self-Reliance Questionnaire [48].

Presence of Cherokee self-reliance.

SR

The Government Performance Results Act (GPRA) tool [51, 53].

Demographics; drug and alcohol use; family and living conditions; education, employment, and income; crime and criminal justice; mental and physical health problems; treatment/recovery; and social connectedness.

SR

Child Behavioral Checklist (CBCL) Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale [51].

Behavioral and emotional problems in children.

CG

Caregiver Strain Questionnaire (CGSQ) [51].

Strain such as feelings of anger and resentment about the child, disruption of family and community life, and caregiver feelings of worry, quilt, and fatigue.

CG

Columbia Impairment Scale (CIS) [51].

Global impairment for youth.

CG

Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS-2 Caregiver) [51].

Interpersonal, intrapersonal, family, affective, school, and career strengths.

CG

Quality of Life (QOL) Survey [50].

Gender, ethnicity, education, presence of an AIDS diagnosis, and quality of life.

SR

Form 90-DI: A Structured Assessment Interview for Drinking and Related Behaviors [42].

Alcohol consumption and other related problems.

SR

The American Indian Cultural Involvement Index (AICI) [42].

Composite score based on two measures: 1) a child ethnic identity score and 2) count of traditional values practiced or believed.

SR

Alcohol severity ratings on the Alcohol Dependence Scale (ADS) Problems Related to Drinking Scale [56].

Alcohol dependence syndrome.

SR

The extent of problems related to drinking as measured by the Problems Related to Drinking Scale (PRD) [56].

Alcohol-related problems.

SR

The drug severity ratings on the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST) [56].

Severity of problems associated with drug use.

SR