Patterns and Correlates of Alcohol UseA Retrospective Study in a Secondary Care Hospital Setting
Introduction: Alcohol use in India has been increasing over the years, and it results in myriad medical and psychosocial problems. Primary and secondary care physicians can play a unique role in the early recognition and treatment of patients with alcohol problems. Aim: To determine the prevale...
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2021
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| Sumario: | Introduction: Alcohol use in India has been increasing over
the years, and it results in myriad medical and psychosocial
problems. Primary and secondary care physicians can play a
unique role in the early recognition and treatment of patients
with alcohol problems.
Aim: To determine the prevalence of different patterns of use of
alcohol and factors associated with it among patients presenting
to the psychiatry clinic in a secondary hospital.
Materials and Methods: A retrospective review of the medical
records of patients attending the Psychiatry Department in
a secondary care hospital in a semi-urban area of southern
India who attended the clinic between 1st January 2016 to
31st December 2016 was made. Data regarding alcohol use and
other clinical and socio-demographic details were analysed.
Bivariate and multivariate statistics was used to identify factors
associated with dependence pattern of alcohol use.
Results: A total of 103 charts, which documented substance
use were analysed of which 78 documented alcohol use in
the subjects. The mean age of the sample was 44.09±13.18
years and majority (97.43%) were males. The prevalence
of a dependence pattern of alcohol use was 83.4%. Factors
associated with alcohol dependence were being married,
greater daily expenditure on alcohol, greater number of days
of alcohol use in a month, presence of a co-morbid medical
diagnosis, problems with employment and marital discord.
Depression was present in 33 (42.3%) individuals and it was the
most commonly associated psychiatric morbidity.
Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of Alcohol Use Disorders
(AUD) in secondary care settings. Tackling this problem requires
a combination of strategies including early and effective
medical and psychosocial intervention in addition to public
health strategies and legislation to regulate the availability and
consumption of the substance. |
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