Evidence summaries
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The negative predictive value may be high, the sensitivity is acceptable, and the positive predictive value and the specificity
show substantial variation.
A systematic review «Storgaard H, Nielsen SD, Gluud C. The validity of ...»1 included 20 studies. The MAST, compared with other diagnostic criteria of alcohol
problems (e.g. the DSMII), gave validity measures in the following ranges:
- Predictive positive value 0.24 to 0.96
- Predictive negative value 0.78 to 1
- Sensitivity 0.36 to 1
- Specificity 0.36 to 0.96.
References
- Storgaard H, Nielsen SD, Gluud C. The validity of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening
Test (MAST). Alcohol Alcohol 1994 Sep;29(5):493-502. «PMID: 7811333»PubMed
