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University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Questionnaire: Alcohol

The University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Questionnaire: Alcohol measures the degree to which an individual might successfully complete an alcohol abuse treatment program. It has shown good reliability in various studies and remains a good predictor of treatment retention, dropout, and outcome. Each statement below describes how a person might feel when starting therapy. Indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each statement. Circle your choice in terms of how you feel right now, not how you have felt in the past or would like to feel. The word “problem” refers to a “drinking problem”, and the words “here” and “this place” refer to your treatment center.
Sources
McConnaughy, E. A., Prochaska, J. O., & Velicer, W. F. (1983). University of rhode island change assessment scale doi:dx.doi.org/10.1037/t01321-000
You are a male | female

Strongly Disagree
1

Disagree
2

Undecided
3

Agree
4

Strongly Agree
5
1) As far as I’m concerned, I don’t have any problems that need changing.
2) I think I might be ready for some self improvement.
3) I am doing something about the problems that had been bothering me.
4) I’m not the problem one. It doesn’t make much sense for me to consider changing.
5) It worries me that I might slip back on a problem I have already changed, so I am looking for help.
6) I am finally doing some work on my problem.
7) I’ve been thinking that I might want to change something about myself.
8) At times my problem is difficult, but I’m working on it.
9) Trying to change is pretty much a waste of time for me because the problem doesn’t have to do with me.
10) I’m hoping that I will be able to understand myself better.
11) I guess I have faults, but there’s nothing that I really need to change.
12) I am really working hard to change.
13) I have a problem and I really think I should work on it.
14) I’m not following through with what I had already changed as well as I had hoped, and I want to prevent a relapse of the problem.
15) Even though I’m not always successful in changing, I am at least working on my problem.
16) I thought once I had resolved the problem I would be free of it, but sometimes I still find myself struggling with it.
17) I wish I had more ideas on how to solve my problem
18) Maybe someone or something will be able to help me.
19) I may need a boost right now to help me maintain the changes I’ve already made.
20) I may be part of the problem, but I don’t really think I am.
21) I hope that someone will have some good advice for me.
22) Anyone can talk about changing; I’m actually doing something about it.
23) All this talk about psychology is boring. Why can’t people just forget about their problems?
24) I’m struggling to prevent myself from having a relapse of my problem.
25) It is frustrating, but I feel I might be having a recurrence of a problem I thought I had resolved.
26) I have worries but so does the next guy. Why spend time thinking about them?
27) I am actively working on my problem.
28) After all I had done to try and change my problem, every now and then it comes back to haunt me.



   

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