Titre : | Burden of medical illness in drug - and alcohol-dependant persons without primary care |
Titre traduit : | (Le poids des pathologies organiques dans une population d'usagers de drogues et d'alcool ne recevant pas de soins primaires.) |
Auteurs : | DE ALBA I. ; J. H. SAMET ; R. SAITZ |
Type de document : | Périodique |
Année de publication : | 2004 |
Format : | 33-45 / graph. ; tabl. |
Note générale : |
American Journal on Addictions, 2004, 13, (1), 33-45 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés ACCES AUX SOINS ; SANTE ; PATHOLOGIE ORGANIQUE ; EPIDEMIOLOGIE DESCRIPTIVEThésaurus géographique ETATS-UNIS |
Résumé : |
ENGLISH : Little is known about the frequency, severity, and risk factors, for disease in drug- and alcohol-dependent persons without primary medical care. Our aims are to assess the burden of medical illness, identify patient and substance dependence characteristics associated with worse physical health, and compare measures of illness burden in this population. This was accomplished through a cross-sectional study among alcohol-, heroin- or cocaine-dependent persons without primary medical care who were admitted to an urban inpatient detoxification unit. The mean age of these patients was 35.7 (SD 7.8) years ; 76% were male and 46% were Black. Forty-five percent reported being diagnosed with a chronic illness, and 80% had prior medical hospitalizations. The mean age-adjusted SF-36 Physical Component Summary (PCS) score was lower than the general U.S. population norm (44.1 vs 50. 9 ; p |
Note de contenu : | graph. ; tabl. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 37 |
Affiliation : |
Dr De Alba, 100 Theory, Suite 110, Irvine, CA 92697 ; idealbauci.edu. Etats-Unis. United States. |
Numéro Toxibase : | 207262 |
Centre Emetteur : | 02 Coordonnateur |
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