The Fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition.
- Author:
Myung Jae PAEK
1
;
Ung Gu KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kangug@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Alcohol dependence;
Outpatient based alcoholism treatment;
Long term follow-up rate
- MeSH:
Alcoholism;
Comorbidity;
Demography;
Drinking;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Inpatients;
Korea;
Motivation;
Outpatients;
Retrospective Studies;
Weights and Measures
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2011;50(2):131-138
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The patient with alcohol dependence needs continuing care in an outpatient treatment setting. This naturalistic retrospective study is the first report investigating the long-term follow-up rate and predictors of outcome in outpatient-based alcoholism treatment in Korea. METHODS: We conducted a chart review of patients, who visited a university-affiliated hospital alcohol clinic from 2005 to 2007. All patients diagnosed with alcohol dependence were enrolled. Patients were evaluated using a customized alcoholism evaluation package. Demographic factors, clinical data and self rating scales were included in the evaluation form. RESULTS: Of 109 patients, 27 (24.8%) adhered to our outpatient-based treatment for 30 months. The mean follow-up duration of participants was 11.1 months. A Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that comorbidity, initial treatment on admission, previous treatment history and family history made a significant difference to follow-up duration. Age, sex, alcohol history, motivation, AUDIT-K, BDI, BAI and RTCQ-TV were not significantly associated with follow-up duration. CONCLUSION: Comparing to outcomes of previous inpatient alcohol treatment in Korea, long term follow-up rate in outpatient treatment was superior, and abstinence/controlled drinking rate is not inferior. This finding suggests that outpatient based alcoholism treatment has sufficient efficacy.
