Medica Jadertina, Vol. 37 No. 1-2, 2007.
Stručni rad
Sociodemographic characteristics of alcohol addicts hospitalized at the Department of Psychiatry of Dubrovnik General Hospital during 1992, 2000 and 2005.
Đulijano Ljubičić
Slavica Ljuban
Sažetak
The purpose of this research was to examine the sociodemographic characteristics of alcohol addicts treated at the Department of Psychiatry of Dubrovnik General Hospital.
All patients hospitalized because of alcohol addiction at the Department of Psychiatry of Dubrovnik General Hospital during 1992, 2000 and 2005 were included in this research. Data used in order to perform this research was gathered from hospital records and patients' case histories. Criteria assessed were: gender, age, marital status, employment and level of education.
Results show that alcohol addicts still account for a great deal of psychiatric hospitalizations, although there is a noticeable tendency of decreasing the number of alcohol related hospitalizations. Furthermore, the majority of patients hospitalized because of alcohol addiction are male. Patients hospitalized are mostly middle-aged, married and employed.
Acquired research data gives us a valuable insight into the sociodemographic characteristics of alcohol addicts in Dubrovacko-neretvanska County and enables further planning of quality psychiatric care of alcohol addicts.
Ključne riječi
Alcohol addiction; hospitalization; sociodemographic characteristics
Hrčak ID:
16769
URI
Datum izdavanja:
16.10.2007.
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