title: Health status of users of the Bologna local health authority drug addiction treatment services: a study of hospital admissions in the period 2004-2013.
abstract: The aim of this study was to monitor the health status of the users of the services for drug addiction (SERT) in the metropolitan area of Bologna by analysing the hospital discharge records (SDO). For the period 2004-2013, among the residents of the metropolitan areas aged 15-64, we compared the trend in hospital admissions of SERT users with that of the general population. We calculated the standardised rates of hospitalisation and the likelihood of admission. Over the period in question the standardised hospitalisation rates decreased, with a larger drop among SERT users (330.17 males per 10,000 inhabitants in 2004, 215.91 in 2013; 547.60 females per 10,000 inhabitants in 2004, 283.20 in 2013) as compared with the general population (109.49 males in 2004, 82.16 in 2013; 161.40 females in 2004, 124.38 in 2013). Admission likelihood was always higher for SERT users, but was lower in 2013 than in 2004, especially for infectious diseases and psychic disorders. The results highlight the effectiveness of Bologna's local system of services in taking care of aspects connected to addiction, as well as health-related disorders.
authors.affiliation: Osservatorio Epidemiologico Metropolitano Dipendenze Patologiche, DSM-DP, AUSL Bologna; Area SERT - DSM-DP, AUSL Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Raimondo Maria
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Pavarin
authors.affiliation: Osservatorio Epidemiologico Metropolitano Dipendenze Patologiche, DSM-DP, AUSL Bologna; Area SERT - DSM-DP, AUSL Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gambini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*