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Yun-Fang Tsai1, Ching-Yen Chen, Yea-Pyng Lin
1School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan. yftsai@mail.cgu.edu.tw
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.
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