Epidemiological Monitoring Center on Addiction, Department of Mental Health and Pathological Addictions, Local Health Unit of Bologna, Azienda USL Bologna, Mental Health DSM-DP, Italian Society of Substance Abuse (SITD), Via S. Isaia 94/A 45100, Bologna, Italy.
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, United Kingdom; Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Science, University of Bologna, Italy.
Psychiatry Res. 2022 May;311:114521. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114521. Epub 2022 Mar 20.
People with Substance or Alcohol Use Disorders (SUDs/AUDs) are likely to be more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection than the general population. We performed a cross-sectional study to compare the hospitalization rate (CHR) for COVID-19 in 2020 in patients diagnosed with SUDs or AUDs in the previous 10 years vs the population without these disorders (NAS). We included individuals who were resident in the Metropolitan Area of Bologna (Northern Italy). People with SUDs or AUDs have a greater probability of being hospitalized for COVID-19 infection compared to the general population NAS, suggesting that they suffer from worse physical symptoms/conditions than the general population. Furthermore, we found higher mortality rates during hospitalization for COVID-19 in patients with AUDs or SUDs than the general population NAS. These findings highlight the importance of a careful monitoring and early intervention measures in these patients.
患有物质或酒精使用障碍（SUDs/AUDs）的人比一般人群更容易感染 COVID-19。我们进行了一项横断面研究，比较了 2020 年在过去 10 年内被诊断患有 SUDs 或 AUDs 的患者与无这些障碍的人群（NAS）的 COVID-19 住院率（CHR）。我们纳入了居住在博洛尼亚大都市区（意大利北部）的个体。与一般人群 NAS 相比，患有 SUDs 或 AUDs 的人因 COVID-19 感染住院的可能性更大，这表明他们的身体症状/状况比一般人群更差。此外，我们发现 AUDs 或 SUDs 患者的 COVID-19 住院死亡率高于一般人群 NAS。这些发现强调了对这些患者进行仔细监测和早期干预措施的重要性。
