Jarman C M, Kellett J M
Br Med J. 1979 Aug 25;2(6188):469-72. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6188.469.
To assess the prevalence of alcoholism among people admitted to hospital 303 patients completed a drinking questionnaire. A total of 59 (19.5%) were found to have a drinking problem, which constituted a sixfold greater prevalence than recorded in a community survey using the same technique. The drinkers were mostly men and tended to be younger than the non-drinkers and to smoke more heavily, live in more crowded conditions, and be of lower social class. Significantly more of the drinkers had at least one parent who was an alcoholic. The results confirm that hospital inpatients comprise a larger proportion of alcoholics than found in the general population. Hence medical staff should be alert to such patients, so that treatment may be initiated at an early stage of social decompensation.
为评估入院患者中的酗酒患病率，303名患者完成了一份饮酒调查问卷。共有59人（19.5%）被发现存在饮酒问题，这一患病率比采用相同方法进行的社区调查所记录的患病率高五倍。饮酒者大多为男性，且往往比不饮酒者更年轻，吸烟更严重，居住条件更拥挤，社会阶层更低。显著更多的饮酒者至少有一位父母是酗酒者。结果证实，住院患者中酗酒者的比例高于普通人群。因此，医务人员应对此类患者保持警惕，以便在社会失代偿的早期阶段就开始治疗。
