title: [Assessment of socio-demographic factors in alcohol-addicted patients recurrently treated in a detoxification unit].
abstract: The aim of the presented study was the assessment some socio-demographic factors of alcohol dependent patients more times hospitalized in Department of Toxicology in Kraków in the years 1999-2004. The repeatedly hospitalization of 334 patients (298 men and 36 women), aged from 17 to 71 years (mean 45.1 years) due the alcohol problem on the basis of clinic documentation were established. The following socio-demographics traits were taken in analysis: age, sex, marital status, place of living, education, kind of jobs, employment and others sources of money. The patients were admitted from 2 or more 29 times during 6 years. Medical history of addiction of mentioned patients was from 1 to 40 years, mean 25 years. 43.7% persons live single and 53.6% was married. The most patients live in Kraków (80%) and others near the town. The education of them: 15.0% ended high school, 28.7% "medium", 30.5% "low professional" and elementary school--13.8% of them. This factor was similar like regional data. Amount mentioned persons 25.8% worked for salary, 11.7% had own business, and 25.4% was retired, and 29.0% was unemployed. This last factor was worse liked similar from mentioned region. The kind of jobs of persons on the aspect of "social safety" was described. Among the mentioned chronic alcohol addicted persons about 18.8% of them with machines in traffic was worked (bus drivers i.e.) and 7.5% described persons in special jobs was worked (policemen, physician i.e.). The authors were suggested that mentioned factors due health services cost in Poland and propose integration of treatment of alcohol-addicted patients.
authors.affiliation: Katedra Toksykologii Klinicznej i Srodowiskowej Collegium Medicum, Uniwersytetu Jagiellońiskiego, Krakowie.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chrostek Maj
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kamenczak
authors.forename: Romana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bock
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Polewka
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Krawczyk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008658:Inactivation, Metabolic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011203:Poverty; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors