The Fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition / 신경정신의학
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
;
: 131-138, 2011.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-117229
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The patient with alcohol dependence needs continuing care in an outpatient treatment setting. This naturalistic retrospective study is the first report investigating the long-term follow-up rate and predictors of outcome in outpatient-based alcoholism treatment in Korea.METHODS:
We conducted a chart review of patients, who visited a university-affiliated hospital alcohol clinic from 2005 to 2007. All patients diagnosed with alcohol dependence were enrolled. Patients were evaluated using a customized alcoholism evaluation package. Demographic factors, clinical data and self rating scales were included in the evaluation form.RESULTS:
Of 109 patients, 27 (24.8%) adhered to our outpatient-based treatment for 30 months. The mean follow-up duration of participants was 11.1 months. A Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that comorbidity, initial treatment on admission, previous treatment history and family history made a significant difference to follow-up duration. Age, sex, alcohol history, motivation, AUDIT-K, BDI, BAI and RTCQ-TV were not significantly associated with follow-up duration.CONCLUSION:
Comparing to outcomes of previous inpatient alcohol treatment in Korea, long term follow-up rate in outpatient treatment was superior, and abstinence/controlled drinking rate is not inferior. This finding suggests that outpatient based alcoholism treatment has sufficient efficacy.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Outpatients
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Weights and Measures
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Comorbidity
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Demography
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Drinking
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Alcoholism
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Inpatients
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Korea
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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