Using Screening Questionnaires in Patients over 40 Years of Age at the Department of Addictology in 2016
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to present a specific patient population who were treated for alcohol addiction in the Department of Addictology of the General University Hospital in Prague (DoA) between 10/2016 and 02/2017, and discuss the psychopathologies, quality of life, levels of alcohol consumption and depression found in this group. After applying specific inclusion/exclusion criteria, the researchers determined a sample consisting of DoA patients over 40 years of age (54% men, 75% inpatient, the rest outpatient).
In addition to basic sociodemographic data and types of treatment (inpatient / outpatient), we used standardised screening questionnaires to determine the level of patient psychopathology (SCL-90), quality of life (WHOQOL-100), risky alcohol consumption (AUDIT) and potential depression (BDI-II). In our evaluation of BDI-II we followed the screening tool manuals.
The results are presented using descriptive statistics. The BDI-II test shows that a significant part of the patients (46%) were at risk of depression.
Similarly, 50% of patients fell outside of the psychopathology standard when assessed by the SCL-90. More than 30% of respondents scored values indicating serious psychopathology in the category of obsessive-compulsive disorder, paranoid thoughts, psychotic and depressive states.
The results will be used in comparative analysis of data collected from different populations or diagnosis groups.