[The age of onset of alcohol-related problems as a prognostic factor in abstinence in patients admitted to a general hospital].
Seventy-three inpatients of a general hospital were studied prospectively. Detection of alcohol problems was done by non-psychiatrist physicians. The psychiatrist, after evaluating the problem recommended an outpatient centre for treatment. One year after this 15% of them remained abstinent. Age onset of alcohol-related problems correlated positively with abstinence days number. Abstinence was associated with an late age onset of alcohol-related problems and contacting with the outpatient center. Thirty-seven years age was the cutoff point with more specificity and sensibility. Hypothesis for this results are discussed.
Rubio Valladolid
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Servicio de Psiquiatría, Hospital La Paz, Madrid.
León Alvarez
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Salvador Rubert
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Casado Prieto
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Marín Lozano
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Santodomingo Carrasco
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D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012372:ROC Curve; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013695:Temperance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data