Citation

Tsai YF, Chen CY, Lin YP, Tsai MC, Weng CE. Gen. Hosp. Psychiatry 2012; 34(6): 633-638.

Affiliation

School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan; Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Taiwan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2012.06.003

PMID

22771107

Abstract

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.

Language: en