title: Hazardous drinking problems in family members of problem-drinker patients in Chinese general hospitals.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore (1) the prevalence and risk factors for hazardous alcohol-drinking problems and (2) previous assessments and interventions for alcohol-drinking problems among family members of Chinese problem-drinker patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Self-report data were collected from 517 family members of problem-drinker patients at five randomly selected general hospitals in Taiwan.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Family members' prevalence of hazardous alcohol-drinking problems was 13.3%. Logistic regression analysis revealed that risk factors for hazardous drinking were male gender, low education level, heart disease, smoking, and chewing betel quid. Only 11.8% of participants had been assessed for drinking problems in the past year. Only 5.2% of participants with drinking problems had received a drinking intervention in the past year.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Alcohol problems among family members of problem-drinker patients in Taiwanese general hospitals are insufficiently assessed and targeted with interventions. Targeting this high-risk group is important to prevent drinking problems in family members of problem-drinker patients.
authors: School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan. yftsai@mail.cgu.edu.tw
authors: Yun-Fang
authors: YF
authors: Tsai
authors: Ching-Yen
authors: CY
authors: Chen
authors: Yea-Pyng
authors: YP
authors: Lin
authors: Mei-Chu
authors: MC
authors: Tsai
authors: Chih-Erh
authors: CE
authors: Weng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology