ArticleAnnals of general psychiatry2019
Alcohol consumption in Austrian physicians.
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- Characterization of Problematic Alcohol Use Among Physicians: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2022Pooled it
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- Alcohol misuse, health-related behaviors, and burnout among clinical therapists in China during the early Covid-19 pandemic: A Nationwide survey.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The association between workload, alcohol use, and alcohol misuse among psychiatrists in China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- A cross-sectional study of the health status of Swiss primary care physicians.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Endogenous and Exogenous Factors Affecting the Surgical Technique (Review).Sovremennye tekhnologii v meditsine · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundAlcohol is one of the leading exogenous causes for adverse health consequences in Europe. The aim of the present study was to examine the pattern of alcohol consumption in Austrian physicians.
methodsA telephone survey was conducted in 400 office-based physicians in Austria. Our questionnaire included the four questions of the CAGE questionnaire and questions to assess alcohol consumption on the previous day.
results131 participants (32.8%) completed the interview. 3.8% of the subjects had a CAGE score of 2 or higher indicating a problem with alcohol, but this rate was not statistically different from numbers reported for the general population (4.1%). 46.6% of our subjects had drunken alcohol on the previous day. Compared to the general population, the rate of having drunk alcohol yesterday was higher in both gender of our sample, but the amount of alcohol drunk was significantly lower. Doctors in rural areas had drunken alcohol more frequently and in greater quantities on the previous day than those in urban areas. There was a positive correlation between age and the amount of drinking on the previous day, and between age and CAGE scores. Furthermore, subjects who had consumed alcohol yesterday obtained higher scores on the CAGE.
conclusionsOur findings indicate that the rate of Austrian physicians with problematic alcohol consumption is similar to the general population. Physicians in rural areas and older doctors might be of higher risk for alcohol abuse.
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