Alcohol use disorder among elderly non-psychiatric inpatients in a tertiary general hospital
The Philippine Journal of Psychiatry
;
: 3-9, 2012.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the prevalence of alcoholic use disorder among elderly non-psychiatric inpatients in a tertiary hospital and the ability of the medical staff to identify alcoholism among this specific population.METHODOLOGY:
This is a cross-sectional analytic study. Inpatients aged 65 and above were drawn from a tertiary general hospital. The Tagalog edition of the Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test-Geriatric version (SMAST-G) was administered to these subjects. The screened positive respondents were classified as non-hazardous, hazardous and harmful drinkers. They were also classified as either alcohol abusers or dependents based on DSM-IV-TR. The ability of the medical staff to identify alcoholism was assessed by interviewing the attending physician and reviewing the medical records of the patients.RESULTS:
The overall prevalence rate of alcoholic use disorder among elderly non-psychiatric inpatients was 18.5%, with male respondents comprising 83.3%. A strong association was observed between elderly alcohol use and male gender, higher educational attainment, age less than 75, married status, smoking status, current employment and past manual occupation. The identification rate of medical staff was computed at 41.7%, with internal medicine physicians detecting the most number of cases.CONCLUSION:
Approximately one-fifth of elderly inpatients has alcohol use disorder and has been neglected substantially by the medical staff.
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Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas
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Fumar
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Prontuários Médicos
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Prevalência
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Álcool
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Manual Diagnóstico e Estatístico de Transtornos Mentais
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Alcoolismo
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Álcoois
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Emprego
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
The Philippine Journal of Psychiatry
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
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