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1. Alcohol screening and simple advice in emergency care : staffs’ attitudes and injured patients’ drinking pattern
Sammanfattning : Background: About 800,000 people are risky drinkers in Sweden and the alcohol consumption has increased around 30% during the last 6 years. In order to counteract the negative effects of drinking there is a need to implement preventive measures at various levels in society. LÄS MER
2. Alcohol and aging : a multimethod study on heterogeneity and multidimensionality
Sammanfattning : Background and Objectives: With an ageing population, the number of older persons with substance use problems, particularly problematic alcohol use, is increasing. Despite growing recognition of the negative consequences of problematic alcohol use on older persons, there is a dearth of knowledge about the alcohol use profiles and the dimensionality of alcohol problems in older people. LÄS MER
3. Disability pension. Epidemiological and financial aspects
Sammanfattning : During the last decades, the incidence of disability pension in Sweden has increased continuously and it peaked in 1993 at approximately 62,000 new pensions. Early retirement due to occupational disability often constitutes a problem for the society as well as for the individual. LÄS MER
4. Towards a new strategy for systematic screening for hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption in primary health care
Sammanfattning : Alcohol consumption is the third largest risk factor for morbidity and mortality in developed countries. In order to counteract the negative effects of the increasing alcohol consumption in Sweden, there is an urgent need to disseminate and integrate screening for hazardous and harmful alcohol use into the existing routines of primary health care. LÄS MER
5. Studies on routine inquiry about violence victimization and alcohol consumption in youth clinics
Sammanfattning : Objectives: Violence victimization is common in youth, and the association between victimization and ill-health is well established. Youth is also the period when alcohol risk drinking is most prevalent. LÄS MER