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P-99 - Hazardous Alcohol-drinking Problems Among a Chinese Hospital Patient Population

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

Y.-F. Tsai ,
C.-Y. Chen ,
Y.-P. Lin ,
C.-E. Weng  and
M.-C. Tsai
Y.-F. Tsai
Affiliation:
School of Nursing, Chang Gung University
C.-Y. Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan
Y.-P. Lin
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, Mennonite Christian Hospital, Hualian
C.-E. Weng
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Keelung
M.-C. Tsai
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan R.O.C

Abstract

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Introduction

Alcohol is legally accessible and widely used in Taiwan, but few studies have addressed alcohol-drinking problems in hospital settings.

Aims

To explore (1) the prevalence and risk factors for hazardous alcohol-drinking problems and (2) previous assessments and interventions for alcohol-drinking problems among a general Chinese patient population.

Methods

Self-report data were collected from 484 patients at five randomly selected hospitals.

Results

The prevalence of hazardous alcohol-drinking problems was 19.2%. Logistic regression analysis revealed that risk factors for hazardous drinking problems were being male, smoking, and chewing betel quid. Only 29.1% of participants were assessed for drinking problems in the past year. Only 38.7% of participants with drinking problems had received a drinking intervention in the past year.

Conclusions

Alcohol problems in Taiwanese general hospitals are insufficiently assessed and targeted with interventions. Targeting high-risk groups and integrating psychiatric healthcare teams in general hospitals are important to prevent patients’ drinking problems.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 27 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 20th European Congress of Psychiatry , 2012 , pp. 1
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2012
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