Alcohol and Alcoholism Advance Access originally published online on February 20, 2006
Alcohol and Alcoholism 2006 41(3):341-344; doi:10.1093/alcalc/agl010
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ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS IN PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS IN CAGLIARI, ITALY
1 Bernard B. Brodie Department of Neuroscience, University of Cagliari, 2 Center of Excellence on Neurobiology of Dependence, University of Cagliari and 3 Società Italiana di Medicina Generale, Cagliari, Italy
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed at: Roberta Agabio, M.D., Bernard B. Brodie Department of Neuroscience, University of Cagliari, Viale Diaz, 182, I-09126 Cagliari, Italy. Tel.: +39 070 301016; Fax: +39 070 302076; E-mail: agabio{at}unica.it
(Received 2 August 2005; first review notified 28 October 2005; in revised form 10 December 2005; accepted 24 January 2006)
Aims: To evaluate the number of subjects with possible alcohol use disorders (SPAUD) among primary care patients in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, by means of the self-administration of Alcohol use disorder identification test (AUDIT) and CAGE questionnaires. Methods: 939 patients waiting in 10 surgeries of primary care physicians were asked to take part in the study. A sample of 309 women and 197 men (total 506), aged between 18 and 65 years, agreed to participate and completed both questionnaires. SPAUD were defined as those achieving cut-off scores of 5 for AUDIT and/or 1 for CAGE. Results: Seventy-nine (15.61%) patients were SPAUD, achieving a positive score in at least one questionnaire. Fifty-six (11.07%) and forty-six (9.09%) patients yielded positive results with AUDIT and CAGE, respectively. Twenty-three (4.55%) patients were positive at both AUDIT and CAGE. Significantly higher proportions of men than women were recorded among SPAUD. Conclusions: The results of the present survey indicate a high number of SPAUD in a sample of primary care settings in Cagliari, closely similar to the occurrence of alcohol use disorders estimated in several other community-based primary care clinics in Western Countries.
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