[Predictors of hospitalization for alcohol use disorder in Korean men].
OBJECTIVE
This study was done to identify the patterns and significant predictors influencing hospitalization of Korean men for alcohol use disorder.


METHODS
A descriptive study design was utilized. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires from 143 inpatients who met the DSM-5 alcohol use disorder criteria and were receiving treatment and 157 social drinkers living in the community. The questionnaires included Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), Alcohol Problems, Alcohol Expectancy Questionnaire (AEQ), Life Position, and The Korean version of the Children of Alcoholics Screening Test (CAST-K). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, χ²-test, F-test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and logistic regression with forward stepwise.


RESULTS
AUDIT had significant correlations with alcohol problems, alcohol expectancy, and parents' alcoholism. In logistic regression, factors significantly affecting hospitalization were divorced (OR=4.18, 95% CI: 1.28-13.71), graduation from elementary school (OR=28.50, 95% CI: 8.07-100.69), middle school (OR=6.66, 95% CI: 2.21-20.09), high school (OR=6.31, 95% CI: 2.59-15.36), drinking alone (OR=9.07, 95% CI: 1.78-46.17), family history of alcoholism (OR=2.41, 95% CI: 1.11-5.25), interpersonal relationship problems (OR=1.28, 95% CI:1.17-1.41), and sexual enhancement of alcohol expectancy (OR=0.83, 95% CI: 0.72-0.94), which accounted for 53% of the variance.


CONCLUSIONS
Results suggest that interpersonal relationship programs and customized cognitive programs for social drinkers in the community are needed to decreased alcohol related hospitalization in Korean men.
College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
Hae-Sook
HS
Hong
College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
Jeong-Eun
JE
Park
College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. wanjupark@knu.ac.kr.
Wan-Ju
WJ
Park
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D044466:Asian People; D004243:Divorce; D005195:Family Relations; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D056910:Republic of Korea; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Adult; Alcohol use disorder; Hospitalization