Sri E V, Raguram R, Srivastava M
Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore.
J Indian Med Assoc. 1997 Sep;95(9):505-6.
The prevalence of problem drinking among medical and surgical in-patients in a general hospital was studied using the CAGE questionnaire. Almost a quarter (23.3%) of the in-patients had associated drinking problems which were more among medical than surgical in-patients. In a large majority of these patients, the associated problem drinking was not recognised by the treating medical professionals. Routine administration of instruments like CAGE which are brief and easy to use would contribute to the early detection and management of alcohol problems in the general hospital setting.
采用CAGE问卷对一家综合医院内科和外科住院患者中存在饮酒问题的情况进行了研究。近四分之一（23.3%）的住院患者存在饮酒相关问题，内科住院患者中的此类问题比外科住院患者更多。在这些患者中的绝大多数中，治疗的医学专业人员并未识别出与之相关的饮酒问题。像CAGE这类简短且易于使用的工具的常规应用，将有助于在综合医院环境中早期发现和处理酒精问题。
