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RS-EMS
Regensburger Skala zur Messung des Entzugssyndroms nach multiplem Substanzgebrauch
Short abstract
The scale provides a quantitative measure of the subjective strength of withdrawal syndrome after multiple substance use consisting of 35 items. The starting point is the concept of drug dependence, coined by the WHO in 1964, as a state of mental or psychological and physical dependence on a substance with a central nervous effect that is taken temporarily or continuously. Reliability: Cronbach's alpha was alpha = .95. Validity: The relationship between the scale value for the subjective strength of withdrawal and the objective value for the decrease in the amount of drugs in urine (r = .21-.27) was investigated. A written survey of the nursing staff as experts revealed significant correlations between scale values on the one hand and total value of the expert survey and individual symptom assessments on the other hand (rmax = .47). Furthermore, a significant correlation was found between the initial substitution amount as a measure of the amount of drugs consumed before withdrawal and that of the withdrawal scale (r = .20-.30).
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (2019). Open Test Archive: RS-EMS. Regensburger Skala zur Messung des Entzugssyndroms nach multiplem Substanzgebrauch. Available at: https://www.testarchiv.eu/en/test/9003699
Citation
Schaflitzel, B. (1999). RS-EMS. Regensburger Skala zur Messung des Entzugssyndroms nach multiplem Substanzgebrauch [Verfahrensdokumentation und Fragebogen]. In Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Open Test Archive. Trier: ZPID.
https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6567
Short information
Short Name RS-EMS
English Name Polytox Withdrawal Scale Regensburg
Authors Schaflitzel, B.
Published in Test archive 1999
Copyright/Licence Copyright Autoren; CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0
Key words Symptom Checklists, Drug Addiction, Drug Withdrawal
Language versions deu
Construct Drug dependence (WHO, 1964)
Application age No age limit.
Item number 35 items
Subscales None; withdrawal symptoms
Application Time ca. 5-10 min.
Interpretation time max. 5 min.
Internal consistency: Cronbach's Alpha = .95.
Findings on external validity.
None; Reference data: mean and standard deviation.
Applications Research, Practice
There is no abstract in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
There is no review in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
First published in
Schaflitzel, B. (1997). Entwicklung und Validierung einer Skala zur Messung der subjektiven Stärke des Entzugssyndroms nach multiplem Substanzgebrauch. Unveröffentlichte Diplomarbeit, Universität Regensburg.
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Dipl.-Psych. Birgit Schaflitzel, Praxis für Psychotherapie, Bahnhofstraße 10, D-82223 Eichenau