@article{ref1,
title="Hazardous alcohol-drinking problems among a Chinese hospital patient population",
journal="Journal of Advanced Nursing",
year="2013",
author="Tsai, Yun-Fang and Lin, Yea-Pyng and Tsai, Mei-Chu and Weng, Chih-Erh and Chen, Ching-Yen",
volume="69",
number="8",
pages="1819-1828",
abstract="AIM: The aims of this study were to explore: (1) the prevalence and predictors for hazardous alcohol-drinking problems; and (2) previous assessments and interventions for alcohol-drinking problems in hospitalized Chinese patients. BACKGROUND: Alcohol is legally accessible and widely used in Taiwan, but few studies have addressed alcohol-drinking problems in hospital settings. DESIGN: A cross-sectional design was used. METHOD: Self-report data were collected in 2009 from 484 patients at five randomly selected general teaching hospitals. FINDINGS: The prevalence of hazardous alcohol-drinking problems was 19·2%. Logistic regression analysis revealed that predictors for hazardous drinking problems were being male, smoking, and chewing betel quid. Only 29·1% of participants had been assessed for drinking problems in the past year. Only 38·7% of participants with drinking problems had received a drinking intervention in the past year. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that alcohol problems in Taiwanese general teaching hospitals are insufficiently assessed and targeted with interventions. Targeting high-risk groups in general teaching hospitals is important to prevent patients' drinking problems.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0309-2402",
doi="10.1111/jan.12043",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jan.12043"
}