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- Title
Patterns and trends in alcohol-related hospitalizations in Victoria, Australia, 1987/88-1995/96.
- Authors
Hanlin, Kirsten; Jonas, Helen; Laslett, Anne-Marie; Dietze, Paul; Rumbold, Greg
- Abstract
The objective of this study was to examine patterns and yearly trends in alcohol-related hospitalization rates during the period 1987/88 - 1995/96 for men and women living in metropolitan and rural/remote Victoria. Alcohol-related hospitalizations were extracted from the Victorian Inpatient Minimum Dataset (VIMD) for the years 1987/88-1995/96 (public hospitals) and 1993/94 - 1995/96 (private hospitals), and adjusted by the appropriate aetiological fractions. Sex-specific age-adjusted rates were expressed per 10 000 residents/year. During 1993/94 - 1995/96, alcohol-related hospitalizations comprised 1.0% of all Victorian hospitalizations (about 12 000/year), with men accounting for over two-thirds of alcohol-related hospitalizations. Approximately half of the alcohol-related hospitalizations were for disease conditions and the other half for external cause (injury) conditions. About 80%of all alcohol-related hospitalizations were to public hospitals, with the exception of alcohol dependence (63% to private hospitals). Alcohol-related hospitalization rates were generally higher for people living in rural/remote areas compared to urban areas. During 1987/88 - 1995/96, the age-adjusted alcohol-related hospitalization rates in public hospitals did not change significantly for disease conditions (14.8 - 14.7 for men and 6.3 - 6.4 for women) or female external cause conditions (6.7 - 6.1), but decreased for external cause conditions (18.4 - 15.5). In private hospitals during 1993/94 - 1995/96, the age-adjusted alcohol-related hospitalization rates for disease conditions decreased (5.4 - 4.1 for men and 3.7 - 3.0 for women) but increased for external cause conditions (1.8 - 2.4 for men and 1.0 - 1.2 for women). These patterns and time-trends in Victorian alcohol-related hospitalizations reflect a combination of alcohol-related morbidity levels, hospital admission practices and patterns and levels of service provision. They suggest a potential need to focus on services and programmes in rural/remote Victoria. [Hanlin K, Jonas H, Laslett A-M, Dietze P, Rumbold G. Patterns and trends in alcohol-related hospitalizations in Victoria, Australia, 1987/88 - 1995/96. Drug Alcohol Rev 2000;19:381-390].
- Subjects
VICTORIA; ALCOHOLISM; PARTIAL hospitalization
- Publication
Drug & Alcohol Review, 2000, Vol 19, Issue 4, p381
- ISSN
0959-5236
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1080/713659421