Repository of Useful Scales

Here you will find a list of scales and measures that could be useful in measuring outcomes in recovery community centers (RCCs) and studies on RCCs. We included several of these scales in our nationwide survey of RCC directors.  This paper summarizes their thoughts on these measures.

In the list below, we grouped scales into conceptual groups.  For each scale, you can open a PDF containing the following information:

  • Name of scale

  • Citation(s) for scale

  • Verbatim items on the scale, as presented to study participants

  • Scoring instructions, as used by the research team

If you would like more information on any of the listed scales, or would like to suggest scales, please email recoveryseminars@mgh.harvard.edu

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Recovery

Name

Substance Use Recovery Evaluator (SURE)

Recovery Progression Measure (RPM)

# Items

26

36

Recovery Capital

Name

Brief Assessment of Recovery Capital (BARC)

Assessment of Recovery Capital (ARC)

Multidimensional Inventory of Recovery Capital (MIRC)

# Items

10

50

28

Evaluation of Services

Name

Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ)

Client Evaluation of Self and Treatment (CEST)

Social Support Subscale of Client Evaluation of Self and Treatment (CEST-SS)

Utilization of Recovery-Oriented Services

Group Cohesion Measure

Ways in Which RCCs Confer Benefit

# Items

8

130

9

4

11

17

Quality of Life

Name

EUROHIS-QOL

Quality of Life (WHOQOL)-BREF

# Items

8

26

Emotional Well-Being

Name

Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWL)

Single-Item Self-Esteem Scale

Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS)

Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)

Current Experience Scale (CES)

# Items

5

1

4

10

23

Flourishing

Name

Flourishing Measure (FM)

Flourishing Scale (FS)

Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS)

State Optimism Measure (SOM)

Brief State Optimism Measure (B-SOM)

# Items

6

8

14

7

2

Mechanisms of Behavior Change 

Name

Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)

Perceived Positivity Resonance Scale (PPRS)

Brief Resilience Scale (BRS)

Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy (AASE-20)

# Items

10

8

5

20

Anxiety and Depression

Name

Center of Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD)

Personal Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4)

Personal Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8)

# Items

10

7

4

8

Medication-Assisted Treatment

Name

The Attitudes Toward MAT Scale

# Items

36

Substance Use

Name

Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test – Consumption (AUDIT-C)

Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test – (AUDIT)

Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST)

Timeline Follow-Back (Form 90)

# Items

3

10

10

58

Physical Health

Name

Rand Health Survey (SF-36)

# Items

36

Additional Scales and Measures

Name

Barriers to Retention in Substance Use Treatment

Life Goals

UCLA Three-Item Loneliness Scale (ULS-3)

# Items

19

1

3