Drinking habits and prevalence of heavy drinking among occupational health care patients
Julkaisun nimi:
Drinking habits and prevalence of heavy drinking among occupational health care patients
Tekijä:
Kaarne, T. Aalto, M. Kuokkanen, M. Seppä, K.
Ingressi:
Heavy drinkers do not have any particularly specific characteristics except for the drinking that distinguish them from other patients.
Julkaisukieli:
Englanti
Julkaisutyyppi:
Muu julkaisu
Julkaisuvuosi:
2009
Julkaisun tiedot:
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 27 (1), 53-57.
Lyhyt kuvaus:
Objective was to estimate the proportion of heavy drinkers among occupational healthcare patients and evaluate their characteristics.
Patients visiting their doctor in six occupational health clinics were asked to complete a questionnaire containing the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and other questions concerning health. A total of 757 patients participated in the study. Heavy drinking was defined as having a score of 10 or more (men) or 8 or more (women) in the AUDIT questionnaire.
Of the men 114 (29%) and of the women 48 (13%) were heavy drinkers. Only smoking differentiated both male and female heavy drinkers from moderate drinkers among the clinically relevant characteristics. There are a considerable number of heavy drinkers among occupational healthcare patients. Heavy drinkers do not have any particularly specific characteristics except for the drinking that distinguish them from other patients. Thus, screening is necessary to identify heavy drinkers in occupational healthcare settings.
Keywords: alcohol, AUDIT, family practice, heavy drinking, occupational health
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