The phrase "audit instrument" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to assessments, evaluations, or tools used for auditing purposes in various fields such as finance, education, or compliance.
Example: "The company implemented a new audit instrument to ensure compliance with industry regulations."
Alternatives: "audit tool" or "assessment instrument".
The AUDIT-C has been shown to outperform the full AUDIT instrument when measuring high-volume drinking [ 21, 27].
The guidelines were a quality-of-care tool, not an audit instrument".
This observational audit instrument was developed to assess objective data on walking suitability.
There is evidence that auditing of patient records, for example, combined with discussion about improvements is one way to improve the quality of records and to change certain behaviors of healthcare professionals and it makes comparisons possible over time provided that a reliable audit instrument is used to put a numerical value on a written content [12].
The audit instrument was based on a root cause analysis.
Alcohol disorder was measured using the AUDIT instrument.
Finally, the policy recommendations to address "fiscal and monetary deficiencies" in the GNSI focus more on the alignment of funding, fiscal and monetary, support of performance and the development of monitoring and audit instruments.
Studies assessing the impact of implementation of audit instruments document improved consultant practice based on these predetermined targets [ 4].
Instrument: The audit tool was developed with a checklist reflecting the common recommendations from 3 international practice guidelines, as well as organizational and clinical factors that may influence or reflect best practice.
Primary care was the key setting for the major World Health Organization (WHO) collaborative project that developed the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) screening instrument [ 1] and undertook the first cross-national brief intervention trial [ 2].
The development of the WASABE audit tool was based on previously validated instruments [ 10, 11], adapted for use in both rural and urban environments in Wisconsin.
