处方药物滥用与就业史。
The abuse of prescription medications and employment history.
机构信息
Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
出版信息
Int J Psychiatry Med. 2012;43(3):273-8. doi: 10.2190/PM.43.3.f.
OBJECTIVE
The relationship between prescription medication abuse and employment history is rarely studied and is the focus of the present study.
METHOD
Using a cross-sectional consecutive sample of 325 internal medicine outpatients and a self-report survey methodology, we examined prescription medication abuse ("Have you ever intentionally, or on purpose, abused prescription medications?") and four employment variables.
RESULTS
We found statistically significant relationships between the abuse of prescription medications and all four employment variables--i.e., number of different jobs held since age 18 (5.05 in nonabusers versus 7.81 in past abusers), estimated percentage of time employed since age 18 (79.0% in nonabusers versus 63.3% in past abusers), being paid "under the table" (24.9% in nonabusers versus 77.4% in past abusers), and being fired (37.2% in non-abusers versus 64.5% in past abusers)--all indicating less employment viability in participants with past histories of prescription medication abuse.
CONCLUSIONS
The abuse of prescription medications is associated with impaired functionality in the work arena.
目的
处方药物滥用与就业史之间的关系很少被研究，这也是本研究的重点。
方法
采用横断面连续样本的 325 名内科门诊患者和自我报告调查方法，我们检查了处方药物滥用（“你是否曾经故意或有意滥用处方药物？”）和四个就业变量。
结果
我们发现处方药物滥用与所有四个就业变量之间存在统计学上的显著关系，即自 18 岁以来从事的不同工作数量（非滥用者为 5.05，过去滥用者为 7.81）、自 18 岁以来估计的就业时间百分比（非滥用者为 79.0%，过去滥用者为 63.3%）、“黑工”（非滥用者为 24.9%，过去滥用者为 77.4%）和被解雇（非滥用者为 37.2%，过去滥用者为 64.5%）——所有这些都表明过去有处方药物滥用史的参与者的就业能力受损。
结论
处方药物滥用与工作场所功能障碍有关。
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