ArticleJournal of general internal medicine2010
Factors associated with favorable drinking outcome 12 months after hospitalization in a prospective cohort study of inpatients with unhealthy alcohol use.
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- Predictors of Abstinence From Heavy Drinking During Follow-Up in COMBINE.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2015Trial
- Examining the Attitudes of Non-Psychiatric Practicing Healthcare Workers Towards Patients With Alcohol Problems in General Hospital Setting.Substance abuse : research and treatment · 2022Article
- Hospital contacts with alcohol problems prior to liver cirrhosis or pancreatitis diagnosis.World journal of hepatology · 2017Article
- Care for hospitalized patients with unhealthy alcohol use: a narrative review.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2013Review
- What can general medical providers do for hospitalized patients with alcohol dependence after discharge?Journal of general internal medicine · 2010Article
- Assessing the Predictive Validity of the Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES) in Alaska Native and American Indian People.Journal of addiction medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPrevalence of unhealthy alcohol use among medical inpatients is high.
objectiveTo characterize the course and outcomes of unhealthy alcohol use, and factors associated with these outcomes.
designProspective cohort study.
participantsA total of 287 medical inpatients with unhealthy alcohol use. MAIN MEASURES: At baseline and 12 months later, consumption and alcohol-related consequences were assessed. The outcome of interest was a favorable drinking outcome at 12 months (abstinence or drinking "moderate" amounts without consequences). The independent variables evaluated included demographics, physical/sexual abuse, drug use, depressive symptoms, alcohol dependence, commitment to change (Taking Action), spending time with heavy-drinking friends and receipt of alcohol treatment (after hospitalization). Adjusted regression models were used to evaluate factors associated with a favorable outcome. KEY
resultsThirty-three percent had a favorable drinking outcome 1 year later. Not spending time with heavy-drinking friends [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 2.14, 95% CI: 1.14-4.00] and receipt of alcohol treatment [AOR (95% CI): 2.16(1.20-3.87)] were associated with a favorable outcome. Compared to the first quartile (lowest level) of Taking Action, subjects in the second, third and highest quartiles had higher odds of a favorable outcome [AOR (95% CI): 3.65 (1.47, 9.02), 3.39 (1.38, 8.31) and 6.76 (2.74, 16.67)].
conclusionsAlthough most medical inpatients with unhealthy alcohol use continue drinking at-risk amounts and/or have alcohol-related consequences, one third are abstinent or drink "moderate" amounts without consequences 1 year later. Not spending time with heavy-drinking friends, receipt of alcohol treatment and commitment to change are associated with this favorable outcome. This can inform efforts to address unhealthy alcohol use among patients who often do not seek specialty treatment.
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