Indications of alcohol or drug use disorders in five different national registers in Sweden: a cross-sectional population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study is to examine the prevalence of indications of alcohol or drug use disorders in five different national Swedish registers and to investigate the correlation between these registers. Furthermore, the intent is to investigate whether combining data from different registers increases the prevalence of these indications in the population due to the identification of different demographic groups in different registers.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting and participants

Individuals living in Sweden aged 20-64 years in 2006, n=5 453 616.

Primary outcome

National registers included the Registers of Inpatient Care, Outpatient Care, Medications, Social Insurance and Convictions. Demographic variables were sex, age, migrant status,

SUBMITTER: Lundin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10481836 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature