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Socioeconomic Costs of Alcohol Drinking in Korea
Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine ; : 201-212, 2008.
Artigo em Coreano | WPRIM | ID: wpr-105065
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

The purpose of this study was to estimate socioeconomic costs caused by alcohol drinking in Korea as of 2004 in an effort to raise the awareness of the gravity of problems associated with alcohol drinking and the necessity of active intervention by family physicians.

METHODS:

The costs were classified as direct costs, indirect costs and other costs. The direct costs consisted of direct medical costs and direct non-medical costs. The indirect costs were computed by the reduction and loss of productivity and the loss of workforce. Other costs consisted of property loss, administration costs and costs of alcohol beverage.

RESULTS:

The annual costs, which seemed to be attributable to alcohol drinking, were estimated to be 200,990 hundred million won (2.9% of GDP). In the case of the former, the amount included 38.83% for reduction of productivity, 26.92% for loss of the workforce, 22.24% for alcoholic beverage, 5.34% for direct medical costs, 2.29% for loss of productivity, 1.87% for direct non- medical costs, 1.54% for administration costs and 0.97% for loss of property.

CONCLUSION:

Our study confirms that compared with the cases of Japan (1.9% of GNP), Canada (1.09% of GDP), France (1.42% of GDP) and Scotland (1.19% of GDP), alcohol drinking incurs substantial socioeconomic costs to Koreans. An active intervention by family physicians is suggested.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Médicos de Família / Escócia / Canadá / Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas / Bebidas Alcoólicas / Eficiência / França / Gravitação / Japão / Coreia (Geográfico) Tipo de estudo: Avaliação Econômica em Saúde Limite: Humanos País/Região como assunto: América do Norte / Ásia / Europa Idioma: Coreano Revista: Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine Ano de publicação: 2008 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Médicos de Família / Escócia / Canadá / Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas / Bebidas Alcoólicas / Eficiência / França / Gravitação / Japão / Coreia (Geográfico) Tipo de estudo: Avaliação Econômica em Saúde Limite: Humanos País/Região como assunto: América do Norte / Ásia / Europa Idioma: Coreano Revista: Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine Ano de publicação: 2008 Tipo de documento: Artigo