| Prevalence of Alcohol-Related Problems among Male Inpatients
in General Hospital
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| 종합병원에 입원한 남자환자에서 음주문제의 유병율 |
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| Abstract |
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The author surveyed the lifetime prevalence rates of 17 drinking-related problems among 382 ever-drinking hospitalized male patients in general medical and surgical service. The prevalence rates of 17 drinking-related prolems were as follows: drunkenness 83.5 % ; attempting abstinence 57.3 %; controlled drinking 39.8 %; excessive drinking by own assessment 36.4%; family's complaint of driniking 33.5%; blackout 30.4%; drinking-related physical problems 29.6%; friend's complaint of drinking 22.5%;morning drinking 16.8%; drinking despite physical problems 16.2%; job problems 13.6%; binge drinking 11.3%; withdrawal symptoms 11.3%; fighting after drinking 10.7%; accident and injury due to drinking 9.4%; inability to function without drinking 6.3% and police arrest due to drinking 4.2 % . The result suggests that about one third of ever-drinking male seems to have experienced substential drinking-related problems. The result also revealed higher prevalence rates of most of the problems surveyed among 40's and 50's of age group;lower educational level group and farmer by occupation.
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