Predictors of Hospitalization for Alcohol Use Disorder in Korean Men

Hong, Hae-Sook; Park, Jeong-Eun; Park, Wan-Ju

doi:10.4040/jkan.2014.44.5.552

J Korean Acad Nurs. 2014 Oct;44(5):552-562. Korean.
Published online Oct 31, 2014.
https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2014.44.5.552

Original Article

Predictors of Hospitalization for Alcohol Use Disorder in Korean Men

Hae-Sook Hong, Jeong-Eun Park and Wan-Ju Park

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- College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
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Received April 22, 2014; Revised May 02, 2014; Accepted September 02, 2014.

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Abstract

Purpose

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.

Conclusion

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.

Keywords

Hospitalization; Alcohol use disorder; Adult

Tables

Table 1
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Participants (N=300)

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Table 2
Comparisons of Study Variables between Inpatients and Social Drinkers (N=300)

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Table 3
Correlations among Study Variables (N=300)

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Table 4
Predictors of Hospitalization by Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis (N=300)

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Notes

This study was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education and Technology (No. NRF-2013R1A1A4A01004549).

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