TY - JOUR
T1 - Alcohol problem drinking among general hospital inpatients in northeastern Germany
AU - Coder, Beate
AU - Freyer-Adam, Jennis
AU - Bischof, Gallus
AU - Pockrandt, Christine
AU - Hartmann, Birgit
AU - Rumpf, Hans Jürgen
AU - John, Ulrich
AU - Hapke, Ulfert
N1 - Funding Information:
The study, as part of the Research Collaboration in Early substance use Intervention (EARLINT), has been funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (01EB0120, 01EB0420) and by the Social Ministry of the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (IX 311a 406.68.43.05). The authors wish to thank Karin Paatsch, Dr. Jeannette Riedel, Dr. Barbara Wedler and Katrin Stegemann for implementing the study, the medical and nursing staff of the University Hospital Greifswald, the Hanse Hospital Stralsund, the District Hospitals Demmin and Malchin/Dargun for cooperation with the project, and the patients for their participation.
Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - Objective: To estimate proportions of alcohol problem drinking: alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and drinking above recommended levels among general hospital inpatients in northeastern Germany. Method: The sample includes consecutively admitted inpatients (n=14,332) between 18 and 64 years old. This study adopted a two-stage-sampling approach including screening and ascertainment of diagnosis based on DSM-IV criteria and a quantity-frequency index. Results: In total, 20.4% of all inpatients screened positive. Nine percent of the total sample were identified with current problem drinking in the following descending order: 5.3% AUD and 3.6% drinking above recommended levels. In addition, 3.1% of persons were diagnosed with alcohol dependence in remission. Proportions differed significantly among men and women (P<.001). Higher proportions of problem drinking were found at rural sites compared to urban sites (13.7% vs. 7.5%, P<.001). Conclusions: In addition to AUDs, drinking above recommended levels is a common problem among general hospital inpatients. Thus, the implementation of systematic alcohol screening and brief interventions should be considered.
AB - Objective: To estimate proportions of alcohol problem drinking: alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and drinking above recommended levels among general hospital inpatients in northeastern Germany. Method: The sample includes consecutively admitted inpatients (n=14,332) between 18 and 64 years old. This study adopted a two-stage-sampling approach including screening and ascertainment of diagnosis based on DSM-IV criteria and a quantity-frequency index. Results: In total, 20.4% of all inpatients screened positive. Nine percent of the total sample were identified with current problem drinking in the following descending order: 5.3% AUD and 3.6% drinking above recommended levels. In addition, 3.1% of persons were diagnosed with alcohol dependence in remission. Proportions differed significantly among men and women (P<.001). Higher proportions of problem drinking were found at rural sites compared to urban sites (13.7% vs. 7.5%, P<.001). Conclusions: In addition to AUDs, drinking above recommended levels is a common problem among general hospital inpatients. Thus, the implementation of systematic alcohol screening and brief interventions should be considered.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2007.10.007
DO - 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2007.10.007
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 18291296
AN - SCOPUS:39049098477
SN - 0163-8343
VL - 30
SP - 147
EP - 154
JO - General Hospital Psychiatry
JF - General Hospital Psychiatry
IS - 2
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