Socio-demographic indicators of alcohol dependence in patients treated for addiction in a post-industrial city
Background The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of the place of living on the prevalence of the alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS) and to find its possible connections with socio-demographic data within a post-industrial city with a population > 100 000 inhabitants. Material and Met...
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| author | Marcin Kozak Magdalena Piegza Piotr Ścisło Karina Badura-Brzoza Piotr Wacław Gorczyca |
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| description | Background
The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of the place of living on the prevalence of the alcohol dependence
syndrome (ADS) and to find its possible connections with socio-demographic data within a post-industrial city with a population
> 100 000 inhabitants.
Material and Methods
The study was carried out in 2004–2012 on a group of 431 patients living in Bytom
with diagnosed ADS treated either in psychiatric wards or in outpatient psychiatric clinics. The patients’ gender, age, employment,
marital status, level of education and the fact of living in a given town district were analysed. The majority of the demographic data
was obtained from the City Office.
Results
The study demonstrated the influence of the place of living, age, gender, level of education
and employment on the prevalence of ADS in a post-industrial city.
Conclusions
Alcohol addicts who seek treatment are
predominantly men > 40 years of age, with low education, mostly unemployed, living in the urbanized districts within the city center
or the post-industrial area of the city, which are the areas with the highest risk of ADS. Living in a suburban neighborhood may protect
against alcohol addiction due to the lower risk of exposure to environmental factors contributing to the prevalence of ADS. Additional
protective factors include at least secondary education and paid employment prospects. The neighborhood of people with ADS has
a particularly devastating effect on women, who are more likely to become addicted in such environments. Med Pr. 2019;70(2):221–8 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-74a4b4cfda81415aa17d3488fff63fbe2022-12-22T00:51:49ZengNofer Institute of Occupational MedicineMedycyna Pracy0465-58932353-13392019-04-0170222122810.13075/mp.5893.0075599519Socio-demographic indicators of alcohol dependence in patients treated for addiction in a post-industrial cityMarcin Kozak0Magdalena Piegza1Piotr Ścisło2Karina Badura-Brzoza3Piotr Wacław Gorczyca4Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny nr 4 w Bytomiu / Provincial Specialist Hospital No. 4 in Bytom, Bytom, Poland (Oddział Psychiatrii / Psychiatric Ward)Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach / Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland (Wydział Lekarski z Oddziałem Lekarsko-Dentystycznym w Zabrzu, Katedra i Oddział Kliniczny Psychiatrii w Tarnowskich Górach / School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Department of Psychiatry in Tarnowskie Góry)Wielospecjalistyczny Szpital Powiatowy w Tarnowskich Górach / Multispeciality District Hospital in Tarnowskie Góry, Tarnowskie Góry, Poland (Oddział Psychiatryczny / Psychiatric Ward)Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach / Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland (Wydział Lekarski z Oddziałem Lekarsko-Dentystycznym w Zabrzu, Katedra i Oddział Kliniczny Psychiatrii w Tarnowskich Górach / School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Department of Psychiatry in Tarnowskie Góry)Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach / Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland (Wydział Lekarski z Oddziałem Lekarsko-Dentystycznym w Zabrzu, Katedra i Oddział Kliniczny Psychiatrii w Tarnowskich Górach / School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Department of Psychiatry in Tarnowskie Góry)Background The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of the place of living on the prevalence of the alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS) and to find its possible connections with socio-demographic data within a post-industrial city with a population > 100 000 inhabitants. Material and Methods The study was carried out in 2004–2012 on a group of 431 patients living in Bytom with diagnosed ADS treated either in psychiatric wards or in outpatient psychiatric clinics. The patients’ gender, age, employment, marital status, level of education and the fact of living in a given town district were analysed. The majority of the demographic data was obtained from the City Office. Results The study demonstrated the influence of the place of living, age, gender, level of education and employment on the prevalence of ADS in a post-industrial city. Conclusions Alcohol addicts who seek treatment are predominantly men > 40 years of age, with low education, mostly unemployed, living in the urbanized districts within the city center or the post-industrial area of the city, which are the areas with the highest risk of ADS. Living in a suburban neighborhood may protect against alcohol addiction due to the lower risk of exposure to environmental factors contributing to the prevalence of ADS. Additional protective factors include at least secondary education and paid employment prospects. The neighborhood of people with ADS has a particularly devastating effect on women, who are more likely to become addicted in such environments. Med Pr. 2019;70(2):221–8http://www.journalssystem.com/medpr/Wskazniki-socjodemograficzne-uzaleznienia-od-alkoholu-u-osob-leczonych-odwykowo-w,99519,0,2.htmlalcoholalcoholism among womenalcohol abusesocio-demographic factorspost-industrial cityalcohol dependence syndrome |
| spellingShingle | Marcin Kozak Magdalena Piegza Piotr Ścisło Karina Badura-Brzoza Piotr Wacław Gorczyca Socio-demographic indicators of alcohol dependence in patients treated for addiction in a post-industrial city Medycyna Pracy alcohol alcoholism among women alcohol abuse socio-demographic factors post-industrial city alcohol dependence syndrome |
| title | Socio-demographic indicators of alcohol dependence in patients treated for addiction in a post-industrial city |
| title_full | Socio-demographic indicators of alcohol dependence in patients treated for addiction in a post-industrial city |
| title_fullStr | Socio-demographic indicators of alcohol dependence in patients treated for addiction in a post-industrial city |
| title_full_unstemmed | Socio-demographic indicators of alcohol dependence in patients treated for addiction in a post-industrial city |
| title_short | Socio-demographic indicators of alcohol dependence in patients treated for addiction in a post-industrial city |
| title_sort | socio demographic indicators of alcohol dependence in patients treated for addiction in a post industrial city |
| topic | alcohol alcoholism among women alcohol abuse socio-demographic factors post-industrial city alcohol dependence syndrome |
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