Characteristics of Mexican women admitted to emergency care units: alcohol consumption and related problems
Salud pública Méx
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43(6): 537-543, nov.-dic. 2001. tab, graf, CD-ROM
Artigo
em Inglês
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RESUMO
Objective. This article describes the demographic characteristics and psychological differences in a sample of female heavy and non-heavy drinkers who attended three emergency services of the Mexican city of Pachuca, Hidalgo. Material and Methods. A sample of patients seen at emergency services (ES) patients over the age of 18 was selected using ES admission forms. Twenty-five-minute, face-to-face interviews were conducted by a group of trained interviewers. Patients answered various questionnaires and scales to measure alcohol consumption and to provide information on variables that have proved to be related to female drinking. Results. Thirty-six women (5.2 por cent) out of 717 of the total number of women were found to be heavy drinkers according to the TWEAK scale. This group of women had 2.3 times the risk of becoming depressed, 2.87 times the risk of taking other drugs, 1.95 times the likelihood of having been sexually abused and 1.57 times the risk of displaying suicidal ideation. Conclusions. Data from this small analysis confirm international findings that problem drinking among females throughout the life cycle is linked to depression. As regards the screening instruments employed, it is necessary to conduct more in-depth research to enrich their contents and increase their reliability and validity when used among female populations. In this study, the TWEA Kproved to be extremely useful for studies in emergency services. The English version of this paper is available too at: http://www.insp.mx/salud/index.html
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Assunto principal:
População
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Mulheres
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Depressão
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Alcoolismo
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Hospitais de Emergência
Tipo de estudo:
Pesquisa qualitativa
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
México
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Salud pública Méx
Assunto da revista:
Saúde Pública
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
México
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Estados Unidos
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Centro de Investigación en Alcohol Berkeley/US
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Secretaría de Salud/MX
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Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana/MX
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