A real-world study on clinical predictors of relapse after hospitalized detoxification in a Chinese cohort with alcohol dependence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relapse rate of alcohol dependence (AD) after detoxification is high, but few studies have investigated the clinical predictors of relapse after hospitalized detoxification in real-world clinical practice, especially among Chinese patients.

Methods

This longitudinal cohort study followed up 122 AD patients who were discharged from January 1, 2016 to January 30, 2018 from their most recent hospitalization for detoxification. These patients were interviewed by telephone from May 20, 2017, to June 30, 2018, at least 6 months after discharge. During the interview, the relapse were assessed by using a revised Chinese version of the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test. Candidate predictors, such as therapeutic modalities during hospitalization and at discharge,

SUBMITTER: Tao YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6717497 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature