Predictive factors of alcohol use problems among patients visiting and emernegcy room

Authors

  • Fabián Fiestas Laboratorios de Investigación y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú. Médico Epidemiólogo.
  • Javier Ponce Laboratorios de Investigación y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú. Médico Cirujano.
  • Carla Gallo Laboratorios de Investigación y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú. Bióloga-Bioquímica.
  • Ines Bustamante Facultad de Salud Pública y Administración Carlos Vidal Layseca, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú. Psicóloga Salubrista.
  • Carlos Ordoñez Jefe del Departamento de Adicciones, Hospital Hermilio Valdizán, Lima, Perú. Médico Psiquiatra.
  • Guido Mazzoti Laboratorios de Investigación y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú. Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú. Médico Psiquiatra.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2011.281.456

Keywords:

Alcohol Abuse, Emergency Attendance, Forecasting

Abstract

Objectives. To assess the predictive effect of key individual-level characteristics to identify cases of alcohol use problems among patients visiting an emergency room. Materials and methods. The study sample was composed of 371 people attending an emergency room in a public hospital in Lima, Peru, during a period of seven complete days in January, 2005. For data gathering, we used a questionnaire for demographic information, the SIDUC/CICAD for recent use (i.e., in the last 6 hours) of psychoactive substances before arriving to the emergency room, and the AUDIT, to identify alcohol use problems in the last year. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to estimate the predictive effect of age, sex, area of attention in the emergency room, presence of physical injuries and recent use of alcohol. Results. The odds of being a case of alcohol use problem for males is 26 times the odds of having that problem for females (p-value<0,001). Stratified analysis by sex and adjusted by age and area of attention in the emergency room, showed that males who had recent use of alcohol were more likely of having alcohol use problems as compared to those who did not have recent alcohol use (OR=5.2; 95% CI: 2.4 - 11.5; p<0,001), while for females such an association did not exist. Conclusions. These results support screening initiatives for those males who have recent alcohol use before arriving to an emergency room in order to identify cases of alcohol-related problems and refer them for an appropriate counseling or medical treatment.

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Published

2011-03-31

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Fiestas F, Ponce J, Gallo C, Bustamante I, Ordoñez C, Mazzoti G. Predictive factors of alcohol use problems among patients visiting and emernegcy room. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2011 Mar. 31 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];28(1). Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/456

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