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Table 1 Questionnaires and psychometric scales incorporated in the study

From: G-CuP: the effect of a forced oral glucose intake on alcohol craving and mesolimbic cue reactivity in alcohol dependence—study protocol of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study

Measure

Description

Alcohol Dependence Scale (ADS; [49])

Severity of the participant’s dependence on alcohol

Alcohol Urge Questionnaire (AUQ; [50])

Subjective alcohol craving

Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS; [51])

Obsessive thoughts about alcohol use and compulsive behaviors related to drinking

Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND; [52])

Intensity of physical addiction to nicotine

Questionnaire of Smoking Urges (QSU; [53])

Subjective nicotine craving

Beck Depression Inventory (BDI II; [54])

Depressive symptoms

Perceived Stress Scale (PSS; [55])

Subjective stress

State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI; [56])

Anxiety as a personality and at the moment