Adaptation and validation of substance use risk profile scale for Pakistani population.

Abstract

To adapt, validate and establish psychometric property of the Substance Use Risk Profile scale for Pakistani population. The cross-sectional study was conducted from May to September 2021 in Lahore, Pakistan, and comprised clinical and non-clinical adult patients following the International Test Commission guidelines for the adaptation and validation of the Substance Use Risk Profile scale. A The scale's factor structure, internal consistency, content validity, face validity and convergent validity were examined. Confirmatory factor analysis, reliability analysis, and data analysis were done using SPSS 25. Of the 485 subjects, 243(50.1%) were non-clinical and 242(49.9%) were clinical subjects. The overall mean age was 4.68+/-2.3 years (range: 19-58 years). The scale had adequate internal consistency, criterion validity, and construct validity with Cronbach's alphas ranging 0.71-0.95. The Substance Use Risk Profile was found to be a beneficial tool to be employed in research realted to substance use disorder in Pakistan. .