TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Hazardous drinking problems in family members of problem-drinker patients in Chinese general hospitals
JO  - General hospital psychiatry
A1  - Tsai, Yun-Fang
A1  - Chen, Ching-Yen
A1  - Lin, Yea-Pyng
A1  - Tsai, Mei-Chu
A1  - Weng, Chih-Erh
SP  - 633
EP  - 638
VL  - 34
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To explore (1) the prevalence and risk factors for hazardous alcohol-drinking problems and (2) previous assessments and interventions for alcohol-drinking problems among family members of Chinese problem-drinker patients. METHOD: Self-report data were collected from 517 family members of problem-drinker patients at five randomly selected general hospitals in Taiwan. RESULTS: Family members' prevalence of hazardous alcohol-drinking problems was 13.3%. Logistic regression analysis revealed that risk factors for hazardous drinking were male gender, low education level, heart disease, smoking, and chewing betel quid. Only 11.8% of participants had been assessed for drinking problems in the past year. Only 5.2% of participants with drinking problems had received a drinking intervention in the past year. CONCLUSION: Alcohol problems among family members of problem-drinker patients in Taiwanese general hospitals are insufficiently assessed and targeted with interventions. Targeting this high-risk group is important to prevent drinking problems in family members of problem-drinker patients.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0163-8343
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2012.06.003
ID  - ref1
ER  -