Tools for early detection of alcohol-related problems for health professionals

The problems associated with both occasional and frequent excessive alcoholconsumption, involve social, psychological and physical issues. In the European Unionthese problems have a major impact on mortality, with 115,000 annual deaths in peopleunder 70, and on disability, being alcohol the third am...

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Main Author: Béjar-Prado Luis María
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Cartagena 2011-06-01
Series:Revista Ciencias Biomédicas
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Online Access:http://www.revistacienciasbiomedicas.com/index.php/revciencbiomed/article/view/64/59
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spelling doaj-0af4a4f7b7764bc58fba39d3a30aa7922021-07-02T06:18:23ZspaUniversidad de CartagenaRevista Ciencias Biomédicas2215-78402011-06-01218690Tools for early detection of alcohol-related problems for health professionalsBéjar-Prado Luis MaríaThe problems associated with both occasional and frequent excessive alcoholconsumption, involve social, psychological and physical issues. In the European Unionthese problems have a major impact on mortality, with 115,000 annual deaths in peopleunder 70, and on disability, being alcohol the third among twenty-six risk factors forpoor health, only behind smoking and hypertension. This manuscript aims to show theimportant role of health professionals, particularly family and occupational physiciansand pharmacists, in the early detection of excessive alcohol consumption and relatedproblems through the use of simple and easily accessible tools.RESUMEN:Los problemas relacionados con el consumo de alcohol constituyen un grupo muyheterogéneo de problemas de diversa índole: social, psicológica y física, que estánasociados al consumo excesivo de alcohol, tanto de forma ocasional como regular. Enla Unión Europea, estos problemas tienen un notable impacto sobre la mortalidad, conunas 115.000 muertes anuales causadas en personas de hasta 70 años, y sobre ladiscapacidad, el alcohol es el tercero entre veintiséis factores de riesgo de mala salud,solo por detrás de tabaco e hipertensión arterial. El objetivo es poner de manifiesto,el importante papel de los profesionales sanitarios, en especial el médico de familia ymédico de salud laboral, e inclusive farmacéuticos, en la detección precoz del consumoexcesivo de alcohol y de los problemas relacionados a través del uso de herramientassencillas y fácilmente accesibles.http://www.revistacienciasbiomedicas.com/index.php/revciencbiomed/article/view/64/59AlcohoScreeningPrevention.
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Tools for early detection of alcohol-related problems for health professionals
Revista Ciencias Biomédicas
Alcoho
Screening
Prevention.
author_facet Béjar-Prado Luis María
author_sort Béjar-Prado Luis María
title Tools for early detection of alcohol-related problems for health professionals
title_short Tools for early detection of alcohol-related problems for health professionals
title_full Tools for early detection of alcohol-related problems for health professionals
title_fullStr Tools for early detection of alcohol-related problems for health professionals
title_full_unstemmed Tools for early detection of alcohol-related problems for health professionals
title_sort tools for early detection of alcohol-related problems for health professionals
publisher Universidad de Cartagena
series Revista Ciencias Biomédicas
issn 2215-7840
publishDate 2011-06-01
description The problems associated with both occasional and frequent excessive alcoholconsumption, involve social, psychological and physical issues. In the European Unionthese problems have a major impact on mortality, with 115,000 annual deaths in peopleunder 70, and on disability, being alcohol the third among twenty-six risk factors forpoor health, only behind smoking and hypertension. This manuscript aims to show theimportant role of health professionals, particularly family and occupational physiciansand pharmacists, in the early detection of excessive alcohol consumption and relatedproblems through the use of simple and easily accessible tools.RESUMEN:Los problemas relacionados con el consumo de alcohol constituyen un grupo muyheterogéneo de problemas de diversa índole: social, psicológica y física, que estánasociados al consumo excesivo de alcohol, tanto de forma ocasional como regular. Enla Unión Europea, estos problemas tienen un notable impacto sobre la mortalidad, conunas 115.000 muertes anuales causadas en personas de hasta 70 años, y sobre ladiscapacidad, el alcohol es el tercero entre veintiséis factores de riesgo de mala salud,solo por detrás de tabaco e hipertensión arterial. El objetivo es poner de manifiesto,el importante papel de los profesionales sanitarios, en especial el médico de familia ymédico de salud laboral, e inclusive farmacéuticos, en la detección precoz del consumoexcesivo de alcohol y de los problemas relacionados a través del uso de herramientassencillas y fácilmente accesibles.
topic Alcoho
Screening
Prevention.
url http://www.revistacienciasbiomedicas.com/index.php/revciencbiomed/article/view/64/59
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