Rush B R
Addiction Research Foundation, University of Western Ontario, London.
CMAJ. 1989 Jan 1;140(1):35-9.
The annual rate of consultation with family physicians was compared between 108 problem drinkers and a matched group of control subjects; the first group contacted physicians about twice as often as the second one, especially because of psychosocial problems and acute injuries. However, this increased rate among the problem drinkers was also due to a higher prevalence of other health-related problems for which they sought care at least once. The results are discussed in terms of the need for more definitive interventions to identify alcohol abusers, to decrease their consumption and to improve their psychosocial and physical status.
对108名问题饮酒者和一组匹配的对照对象进行了比较，以了解他们每年咨询家庭医生的频率；第一组联系医生的频率大约是第二组的两倍，尤其是因为心理社会问题和急性损伤。然而，问题饮酒者中咨询频率的增加也是由于他们至少因其他与健康相关的问题而寻求过一次治疗的患病率较高。根据需要采取更明确的干预措施来识别酗酒者、减少他们的饮酒量并改善他们的心理社会和身体状况，对结果进行了讨论。
