Welcome to the HiTOP Harmful Substance Use Module (HiTOP-HSUM) instrument resources page. This questionnaire contains a total of 650 possible items across 3 assessment stages. Complex skip/display logic is used, such that the vast majority of respondents will only see a subset of possible items. Here you can download a DOCX summary file that can be printed and shared with IRB as well as ready-to-use imports for both Qualtrics and REDCap (both of which already implement the complex skip/display logic mentioned above). Scoring functions are still under development but should be available soon.
Ready-to-Use Downloads
Choose the format that best fits your immediate research needs.
📄 Printable Document
Use these Microsoft Word documents for an overview or sending to the IRB.
📊 Qualtrics Import
Use this survey file to easily import the instrument directly into your Qualtrics surveys.
🏥 REDCap Import
Use this compressed archive file to import the instrument as a new instrument in your REDCap project.
Scoring functions and example data coming soon.
Versions
Every download button above shows its file’s build date; a new build date means the distributed file changed. The instrument itself is version 1.0.
Current builds & version history
Current builds
| File | Format | Instrument version | Build date |
|---|---|---|---|
hitophsum_A4.docx |
DOCX (A4 paper) | 1.0 | 2026-07-16 |
hitophsum_qualtrics.qsf |
Qualtrics import | 1.0 | 2026-07-16 |
hitophsum_redcap.zip |
REDCap import | 1.0 | 2026-07-16 |
hitophsum_US.docx |
DOCX (US paper) | 1.0 | 2026-07-16 |
If your downloaded file shows an older build date, simply re-download it to get the latest build. The full build manifest (including file checksums) ships in the package as hitop_artifacts.
Version history
hitophsum_A4.docx, hitophsum_redcap.zip, hitophsum_US.docx
hitophsum_qualtrics.qsf