Consommation d'alcool à risque dans un collectif de patients de la Policlinique médicale universitaire de Lausanne [High risk alcohol consumption in a sample of patients of the Lausanne University Medical Polyclinic].
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Title
Consommation d'alcool à risque dans un collectif de patients de la Policlinique médicale universitaire de Lausanne [High risk alcohol consumption in a sample of patients of the Lausanne University Medical Polyclinic].
Journal
Sozial- und Präventivmedizin
ISSN
0303-8408 (Print)
ISSN-L
0303-8408
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2001
Volume
46
Number
3
Pages
207-212
Language
french
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Publication types: English Abstract ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: This study indicates the prevalence, the characteristics, and the screening methods of patients with at risk alcohol drinking at the University Medical Clinic of Lausanne.
RESULTS: The results reported demonstrate that one patient out of six is a drinker at risk without criteria for alcohol-dependance. The questionnaire AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) with a cut-off of five points seems to be the best screening test for at risk alcohol consumption.
CONCLUSIONS: The high prevalence of at risk drinking in this study, combined with scientific evidence of the efficiency of brief interventions in changing drinking habits, emphasises the importance of alcohol screening for all patients attending outpatient medical settings.
RESULTS: The results reported demonstrate that one patient out of six is a drinker at risk without criteria for alcohol-dependance. The questionnaire AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) with a cut-off of five points seems to be the best screening test for at risk alcohol consumption.
CONCLUSIONS: The high prevalence of at risk drinking in this study, combined with scientific evidence of the efficiency of brief interventions in changing drinking habits, emphasises the importance of alcohol screening for all patients attending outpatient medical settings.
Keywords
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Alcoholism/epidemiology, Alcoholism/prevention & control, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Incidence, Male, Mass Screening, Middle Aged, Outpatient Clinics, Hospital/statistics & numerical data, Risk, Sampling Studies, Switzerland
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