Outcomes in Clinical Subgroups of Patients With Alcohol-Related Hospitalizations.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Alcohol-related hospitalizations are common and associated with significant cost to the health care system. We have a limited understanding of the characteristics of individuals who experience alcohol-related hospitalizations, which limits our capacity to prioritize those at the highest risk of postdischarge harm.

Objective

To identify and characterize the clinical subgroups of individuals who are hospitalized for alcohol-related harms.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used latent class analysis (LCA) to identify clinical subgroups of individuals experiencing alcohol-related hospitalizations in 2 provinces in Canada. All individuals between ages 10 and 105 years who were hospitalized for an alcohol-related harm between January 2017 and De

SUBMITTER: Friesen EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10831574 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature